GREENVILLE, Pa. - Greenville Borough Council decided not to take steps towards pursuing a forensic audit of its Fire Service Fund and Stormwater Utility Fund at a regular meeting Monday.

“I think we set a dangerous precedent if every time somebody makes an allegation about something with the finances, that we go out and spend tens of thousands of dollars to conduct an audit,” said Councilor Brian Shipley prior to the vote.

The motion to authorize Borough Manager Jasson Urey to draft bid specifications for the audit, as recommended by the Budget & Finance Committee, failed by a vote of 5 to 2. Mayor Paul Hamill and Councilors Anne Butcher, Evan Hereford and Linda Zuschlag joined Shipley in voting against it, while Deputy Mayor Jean Carr-Fisher and Councilor Chad Bromley voted in favor.

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