Selectmen Bob O'Regan weighs in on the recent request to audit the Stoughton Public School's payroll operation.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Editor's Note: The following is a statement from Selectmen Bob O'Regan in response to the requested audit of the school's payroll operation. Town Accountant Bill Rowe requested to perform an audit of the school's payroll operation after members of the Board of Selectmen expressed concerns over lack of documentation to back up the numbers on the December 12/13 payroll warrant item on the Selectmen's agenda. The schools, according to a previously issued statement, will comply with the audit request. The original article about the planned audit is here: ABOUT TOWN: Amid Concerns from Selectmen, Town Accountant Plans to Audit Stoughton Schools The statement from School Committee Chair Deborah Sovinee and Superintendent of Schools Dr. …
Stoughton School Committee Chair Deborah Sovinee and Superintendent of Stoughton Schools Dr. Marguerite Rizzi issued a statement saying the "Stoughton School District has no reservations about a payroll audit."
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Editor's Note: The following is a statement co-signed by Stoughton School Committee Chair Deborah Sovinee and Superintendent of Stoughton Schools Dr. Marguerite Rizzi in response to a request from Town Accountant Bill Rowe to perform an audit of the school's payroll operation after members of the Board of Selectmen expressed concerns over lack of documentation to back up the numbers on the December 12/13 payroll warrant item on the Selectmen's agenda. The schools, according to the statement, will comply with the audit request. The original article about the planned audit is here: ABOUT TOWN: Amid Concerns from Selectmen, Town Accountant Plans to Audit Stoughton Schools The statement from the School Committee Chair and Superintendent is …
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TOWN ACCOUNTANT PLANS TO AUDIT SCHOOLS: On December 14, Stoughton Town Accountant Bill Rowe informed the school department, through an email to Stoughton Public Schools Finance Director Jessica Denison, that he would like to perform an audit of the school's payroll operation on Wednesday or Thursday this coming week. He said the request came as a result of "an unfortunate action on the part of selectmen," but that their "concerns are understandable given the continued refusal by the School Department to provide our office with certain employment contracts." He told Denison that Susan Herman, Internal Auditor for the town, and he would perform the audit, adding, "I will provide you a list on Monday of the preliminary information that we …
Janet Sroczynski
12:08 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012
To Easton Residents and Taxpayers; Members of The Easton School Committee; let's review the following article: "School Committee to Get a Firm Grip on Legal Costs" an article posted on the web by Andria Farrell of Gatehouse News Service on June 13, 2008 regarding the Boston, Massachusetts Lawfirm of Stoneman, Chandler & Miller LLP, 99 High Street, Boston, MA 02110 and telephone 1.617.542.6789 and… more ›