Politics & Government
Brookfield's New Controller Blames Mysterious $1M Miscellaneous Money on 'Poor Record Keeping'
Brookfield's new Controller Kimberly Siegrist, who replaced Bill Leverence, blames poor record keeping on the source of the $1.4 million.
BROOKFIELD — Brookfield's new Town Controller Kimberly Siegrist said she has solved the mystery of $1.4 million in funds marked as “miscellaneous” revenue, according to The News Times.
Siegrist, who replaced former controller Bill Leverence, previously served as the treasurer and commissioner of finance for the City of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and also worked as comptroller for the Regional Hospice & Home Care of Western Connecticut and the Mid-hudson Addiction Recovery Centers, according to her LinkedIn page.
Siegrist told the Brookfield Board of Finance at its last meeting that the source of the funds was due to poor record keeping, the paper reported.
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According to the Town of Brookfield's website, the Controller's Department produces a Certified Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of Brookfield’s use of resources for the most recent fiscal year ending in June.
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