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Police issued 214 more citations and warnings in the first six months of the fiscal year than officers did over the same time in the previous fiscal year, in large part because of the town s resident-only parking system in Longbeach Village. In a mid-year report on a range of emergency service topics, the town reported officers issued 751 tickets and warnings so far in fiscal year 2021. In the first six months of 2020, the town issued 537. Since the implementation of the new system in January, the only public street parking is directly adjacent to the Village’s restaurants. Public parking is available on Broadway Street between Lois Avenue and Bayside Drive. There is also public parking available on Lois Avenue between Broadway Street and Linley Street. ....
An independent audit of Longboat Key’s fiscal year 2020 found the town’s financial statements are fairly presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. CPA and advisory firm Mauldin & Jenkins conducted the audit. Florida law requires local governments to provide an audit and annual financial report to the state no later than nine months after the end of the fiscal year. “It’s just another extremely positive audit by a third party auditing firm that looks at our financial records for the previous years,” Town Manager Tom Harmer said. “And, part of that process, they will identify if there are any concerns or areas of improvement, but we have some history here of receiving very favorable audit reports that are very complimentary of our finance team, and this is another one.” ....