Pa. Officials Please Make Kutztown Budget Public

Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 W. Main St.
Kutztown, Pa 19530
610-683-7977
April 4, 2008
Governor Rendell, Attorney Gen. Corbett, Auditor General Wagner,
Sen. Mike O’Pake, Rep. Mantz, District Attorney Adams, Borough Solicitors
Dietrich and Mooney, Borough Auditor Long & Barrell, Reading Eagle Editor, Morning Call Editor, Patriot Editor
In the past I have notified you that the Borough of Kutztown is violating the Borough Code by not having a Budget available to the public for over a year. The 2006 Budget has not been made public and the reason that was given early in 2007 was that the Borough was changing its method of bookkeeping. As of this day it is not known if it was audited or advertised in a local newspaper. As per the Borough Code the 2007 Budget should have been audited and published within 90 days after December, 31, 2007. As of April 2, 2008 (the 93th day) Assistant Treasurer Samilo stated he did not have the Budget for me to see and he did not know if it was published in a local newspaper.
I have also notified you that the Budget was falsified, the Borough publishes fraudulent reports and the only replies I have received from some of you was that it was not your jurisdiction. NO ONE has ever stated that the Borough’s actions were legal or even proper.
I can not believe that the Borough is deliberately violating the Borough Code and there isn’t a State Office or Agency that will order the Borough to produce the Budget or some type of financial report.
The Borough is intentionally concealing and distorting the revenue of Hometown Utilicom, a Borough business venture that loses about $1 million a year, by intermingling HU revenue and funds with the Electric Fund.
It seems that the only way for a resident to have the Borough open our financial books and records is to take the Borough to the Court of Common Pleas which requires an attorney. A resident having to spend money for an attorney to have the Borough of Kutztown comply with the Laws of the Commonwealth and protect its residents is beyond my comprehension.
Will any of you send someone to the Kutztown Borough Hall to ask to see the 2006 or 2007 Budget? For further information enter www.marinoreport.com

Sincerely,


Gennaro A. Marino P.E.

e-mail kmayor@ptd.net
website www.marinoreport.com