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Monday, May 6, 2013

State Auditor to Present Brentwood Audit Tuesday

State Auditor Tom Schweich will present the audit and take questions at the Brentwood Recreation Center.

Brentwood residents will find out on Tuesday what the Missouri state auditor found with an audit of the city's books. The audit was triggered in 2011 when supporters gathered 869 valid signatures, 287 more than the 581 needed to trigger a petition audit. Those figures are from an announcement of the meeting from State Auditor Tom Schweich's office. Following the then Brentwood city administrator Chris Seemayer's guilty plea to stealing nearly $30,000 from the city and a scandal surrounding the Brentwood Fire Department, Brentwood residents Julie Pozzo and Maureen Saunders led the effort to petition the state for the audit. Saunders is now an alderwoman of Ward 1. Schweich will present the audit findings of the City of Brentwood, and take …

Monday, August 8, 2011

State Audit Drive Supported by 1,000 Brentwood Residents

Two weeks ago, residents Maureen Saunders and Julie Pozzo started collecting signatures for a petition to audit Brentwood's finances. They've tallied nearly 1,000 signatures since then.

A petition that seeks a state audit of Brentwood's finances gained more than enough signatures for state approval on Monday, prompting resident Maureen Saunders to send the paperwork to the Missouri State Auditor's office.  Saunders and Julie Pozzo, another Brentwood resident, started collecting signatures on Monday, July 25. They tallied 946 signatures in two weeks, and are still collecting signatures from residents who want to show their support. They needed 750 signatures to spark an audit from the state auditor.  (See related on Patch: Residents Seek State Audit of Brentwood's Finances) Saunders said she expects to hear back from the auditor's office within a month — the office must verify that each signature belongs to a registered …

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