On Aug. 11, the Audit Committee voted to approve its annual report to the Select Board and a companion report for town publication, both flagging the conservation and building departments as holding the largest unreconciled account balances. Member Klaus Shigley, urged Chair Michael German to coordinate first with the finance director on a proposal to cross-appoint two FinCom members to fill audit-committee vacancies. Any structural change would require amending Chapter 19 of the town code. Member Yutian Zhang said he was undecided about seeking reappointment; two of the committee’s five seats are already vacant. “I don’t think the finance committee of seven should turn into the audit committee,” the finance director told members.
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