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BELLOWS FALLS â The town of Rockingham and the village of Bellows Falls have âparted companyâ with its finance director, Shannon Burbela, after a critical audit report and other examination found numerous problems and deficiencies in the village and townâs books dating back to 2019.
Burbelaâs last day was June 14, according to Municipal Manager Scott Pickup. She was paid about $76,000 a year from the town, village and the villageâs water and sewer departments, according to Bellows Falls Village President Deborah Wright.
Pickup said Burbela, a resident of Chester, would remain as a consultant to the town and village as it sorts through various issues, including pending litigation against the village while Burbela was also acting as personnel director.
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POWNAL â The Select Board has released details of the townâs long-delayed fiscal 2019 audit report, and officials hope to have the fiscal 2020 report before the March 2 annual town meeting.
A separate forensic audit also was contracted for by the board in 2019, after board members heard concerns from the elected town auditors about possible mismanagement of accounts and town funds.
That report also hasnât been finalized, said board liaison Rebecca Dragon during a presentation on the audit situation Thursday.
The town is working through its attorney âto come to contractural completionâ with the forensic auditing firm concerning âsome of the documentation deemed incompleteâ by the Select Board, Dragon said. She added, âWe hope to shortly come to a resolution,â allowing the forensic audit to be made public.