However, their answer, "Uhm, we don't know how it happened," was less than encouraging. The next logical question (and one the Select Board should have asked) is: How many other such mistakes were made? If Mr. Riley and Mr. Potter really don't know how a $200,000-plus mistake was made (a frightening possibility), it seems unlikely that they would know how many other mistakes were made. Nor, most likely, would they be anxious to conduct research which could reveal other mistakes.
Which brings me back to my original suggestion, that an independent audit is necessary and appropriate. I would urge you to discuss this matter seriously as an agenda item at your next meeting.
Jim Tabor
Waitsfield
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