Letter to Elected Officials Audit 2010

June 1, 2011
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 West Main Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
610-683-7977
www.marinoreport.com e-mail kmayor@ptd.net
Kutztown Mayor Green
Kutztown Council Members Eidle, Seyler, Schlegel, Gangewere, Snyder and Mace
Dear Elected Officials,

The deceit, lies, ignorance and arrogance by all of you with the approval of Solicitor Mooney of Barley Snyder, Auditor Long & Barrell and Court of Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl continues as shown in the Kutztonian News Spring\Summer 2011’s Audit for 2010. It clearly states under Expenditures that the Debt Service is $582,065 which all of you should know, because you plan to borrow another $8.5 million, that the Debt Service is more than $1.1 million. This is a lie and not an oversight because the Audit should have been reviewed by you, the Borough Finance Officer, the Borough Manager Khalife and Auditor Long & Barrell.

Another ruse is combining Water, Sewer, Electric and Telecom under Expenditures ($9,413,796) and Charges for Services ($11,824,110) under Revenue to conceal the financial status of the four Borough Departments of the Borough. Especially the profit or loss of Telecom which the Borough illegally refused to publish its finances and defied the Office of Open Records with the help of Court of Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl who overturned the Final Determination of the Office of Open Records. The Borough Annual Audit submitted to DCED states that Telecom lost $301,305 in 2010 when calculated as outlined in Court by Borough Solicitor Mooney and Judge Schmehl which is the difference between revenue and expenditures. It does not disclose the falsified budget and audit, the fraudulent Financial Reports and the altered Foremen time sheets that you are all aware of and approve. You are all guilty of falsifying Borough financial records which is corruption.

The Kutztonian also states that the Total Expenditures of the Borough in 2010 were $18,190,964 and Total Revenues were $17,126,887 which means the Borough Expenditures were $1,064,077 more than revenues which means the budget is not balanced which means the Borough needs $1,064,077 to balance the Budget. Where will this difference come from? Loans? Raise Water rates? Sewer rates? Electric rates? Taxes?

No where in the Audit or Kutztonian is the Debt Service shown which is more than $1.1 million a year.

The Mandatory Annual Audit is noted by Borough Auditor Long & Barrell and I quote,

“THIS REPORT IS INTENDED SOLELY FOR THE INFORMATION AND USE OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE BOROUGH OF KUTZTOWN, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND FOR FILING WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE BERKS COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE AND SHOULD NOT BE USED BY ANY OTHER THAN THESE SPECIFIED PARTIES.”

Why is the Audit published on the Borough website and why was it sold to me for $4.75 when it definitely states, “and is not intended to be AND SHOULD NOT BE USED BY ANY OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIED PARTIES.”
Sincerely,