- December 19, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
The city’s continuing inability to complete a financial audit on time is unacceptable.
And the excuses need to end.
Whether it’s because of the pandemic or severe staffing shortages, the reasons do not matter for people who expect more from city government. Santa Fe needs to conduct its financial business on time. Other cities in the state are completing audits as required by law, during the same pandemic, while also spending a glut of federal dollars and likely with staffing shortages.
They get the job done. Santa Fe does not.
By contrast, the city now is late on its required 2021 fiscal year audit, despite repeated assurances from city Finance Director Mary McCoy all would be well.
That did not happen. What’s more, city councilors were informed about the missed Dec. 15 audit deadline via email just before 5 p.m. A news…
