MORE. TOM. YEAH, WITH THE BUDGET PROCESS UNDERWAY AND CERTAINLY THAT SPENDING PLAN BEING CONSIDERED, STEELTON’S MAYOR SAID SHE THINKS THERE’S ABOUT $1 MILLION WORTH OF CONTRACTS FOR LOBBYING ENGINEERING AS WELL AS LEGAL SERVICES THAT SHE THINKS NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE SCRUTINY. BUT SHE ALSO SAID THAT SHE DOES WANT TO SEE AN OUTSIDE FIRM COME IN AND SHE WANTS THE COUNCIL HERE WITH THE BOROUGH TO BRING IN A FIRM TO DO THAT. FORENSIC AUDIT. I DID SPEAK EARLIER TODAY WITH MAYOR CIERRA DENT. SHE SAYS THAT AUDIT WOULD GO FURTHER THAN THE ANNUAL AUDIT CONDUCTED EVERY YEAR. THAT’S REQUIRED BY THE STATE THAT ESSENTIALLY, SHE SAYS, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NUMBERS ARE ACCURATE. BUT SHE SAYS A FORENSIC AUDIT WOULD EXAMINE WHETHER OR NOT THERE’S BEEN ANY MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS, PARTICULARLY ON GRANT MONEY. SHE ALSO WANTS TO PROBE WHETHER OR NOT THERE’S BEEN OVERSPENDING…
