NYS Audit Reveals Town of Canton with serious fiscal oversight issues
NYS Comptroller Audit Results
Town of Canton – Compensation and Benefits (St. Lawrence County)
The Supervisor re-allocated and collected additional salaries for bookkeeping duties totaling $73,794 from April 2015 through August 2017 without board authorization. In August 2017, he reimbursed the town for these extra payments and the town paid $58,858 to the supervisor’s wife for services she provided during this period. The board also did not authorize salaries paid to officers and employees totaling $145,671 or certain health insurance benefits provided by the town.
Posted: January 27th, 2020 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.