Back to basics:

Getting a hold of the finances in Milan

NOTE: Having taken a break from reporting  on town issues, we are back and have some exciting changes in store.  Our website is undergoing a redesign which should make it quicker for you to get to the information you seek and allow our staff to highlight issues that we feel may of interest to our readers. Stay tuned...

From our perspective The Number 1 issue facing the new board was to get a handle on Town Finances.  Since 2003 the intervening Supervisor's and their support personnel altered the format of the long established monthly financial report.  The problem with their changes was that it made their documents difficult, if not impossible, for non-accountants to find information easily.

The old format, once again being used, had been established long ago by previous town boards on the basis that monthly financial reports should be simple to read, straight forward documents that provide the reader was easily identifiable categories that accurately reflect the current state of town finance.

Here is a snapshot of the opening page.  If you want to see the full six pages of the January report, simply click the link in the column to the left under Issues In The News.

We urge all of you to spend just a few minutes reviewing the financial report and see if you, like us, appreciate their return to a format that is simple, readable and accurate. 

As the new board, under the leadership of Supervisor William Gallagher gets started, it is nice to see that they are getting back to the fundamentals of strong fiscal management.