Teplitz Auditor General letter

September 8, 2008
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 W. Main St.
Kutztown, Pa 19530
610-683-7977

Department of the Auditor General
Robert F. Teplitz Chief Counsel\Policy Director
229 Finance Building
Harrisburg, Pa 17120

Dear Sir,

I am in receipt of your letter dated August 22,2008 which does not address my complaint that the Borough of Kutztown is using Commonwealth Grant Funds for purposes other than they were issued for. You also do not address a previous statement from your office stating that the Borough did not receive any Commonwealth funds. To my knowledge it is the responsibility of the Auditor General to confirm that the funds are legally expended on projects that the grant was issued for. I have pointed out in my previous letters some violations of this provision. And being there are no Borough financial records available to the public at this time there is no way of determining how, when or where the grant funds are spent. Your office has the responsibility and the authority to follow the paper trail, if there is any, of these funds. We are talking about over $1 million since 2004.

I have attached a copy of letters to Borough Manager\Treasurer Gabriel Khalife dated August 24, 2008 and Council President Malcolm Eidle dated September 2, 2008 in which I ask to see Borough financial records and have never received a reply because the Borough will not allow the public to see any information about Borough Finances which includes the distribution of Commonwealth Grants.

Please feel free to contact me if you require any additional information.

Sincerely,


Gennaro A. Marino P.E.