Posted by Just Some Schmoe on March 17, 2017, 11:59 am, in reply to "Re: Mary"
It makes me wonder, and I'm sure others too, how many more are out there. I’m sure you can ask Mel and Hawkins to go sneaking through the files again.
It has been rumored that Walmart Corporation loves to see the shoppers from the township walking through the doors, grabbing a shopping cart. Ah yes, the rumors that Team Mel make up on Granite City “Gossip”. It’s what she/they do best.
There should be nothing, not a single check being written on this account other than what the account is intended for. No office supplies or office expenses, no lunches, no catering, no parties, not a single penny should have went for anything other than the recipient of an approved applicant for assistance. Is this true or your opinion? I don’t know sounds like you’re on Team Mel which makes it hard to believe.
It should be easy enough to audit and track every dime used out of this account. It should be very easy to contact every applicant approved. I have lost all confidence in every single sitting trustee to have allowed this funny business to continue for so long. So, you are saying there has been no audit done on this account in 4 years?
This huge cloud of doubt and suspicions concerning this General Assistance Fund is a big black mark against the entire township and every employee there. There was apparent questionable activities that sparked an investigation of the Pontoon Beach Water District, and that was not allowed to continue without investigation and a line by line audit. How is the township any different? What makes the board of trustees turn a blind eye to these suspicions and rumors for all this time? The sad part of this election is, we have no choice in reelecting some of these same people. Maybe, there was an audit done, and they didn’t find any wrong doing. Or maybe they should have an outside company audit the General Assistance Fund. Oh wait, they have every year. What did they say? Guess that answer does not fit your narrative.