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Mr. Corrente,

This will be my last post on this. You said: "No one that I have spoken to on the City Council and even the School Committee believes that there exists an independent audit. If there is, prove me wrong and provide it to me. If not, please stop harping on an audit that doesn't exist! Why would the entire City Council be demanding accountability if the School Committee already gave it???"

I think I'll have to prove you wrong. The school budget is audited every year by an independent audiitor who is contracted with for three years as part of a bid process. Currently, the auditor is Parlmele-Poirier & Associates, LLP. When the audit report is completed, it is a public document. I believe that FY15 is completed and FY16 is in process and should be completed by the end of March. Frankly, all anyone on the Council has to do is pickup the phone, call the school department, and ask for the information but I'm not sure how often that has happened.