Auditor's Narrative & What It Means

So for the last two years auditors have been working diligently to bring more transparency to the towns people of Ryegate Vermont. In this years annual report they have numbers that go back as far as 12 years, a drastic improvement from years past.
But this year they have also spoke out. In the Auditor's Narrative they question some of the moves by the town administration and selectboard. Most notably why the town has chosen to retain the Vermont League of Towns and Cities as it health care provider, while other providers could be chosen at a considerable savings. Another issue is the towns accounting. The way it is currently tracked, transparency is near impossible and the Fund Balances are unable to be reconciled.
So while I have said in a previous blog that it should be a fairly non-eventful Town Meeting Day, if the people of Ryegate want to know where THEIR money is going, it might be best to ask the tough questions.