From the Mayor's Office

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Andrew Blascovich
Mayor’s Office, City of Macon
andrew.blascovich@macon.ga.us

Status of Macon Audit Certification for Fiscal Year 2005
Macon, GA, 4/9/08 - On Monday April 7, 2008 the Mayor’s Office received an email regarding the certification of the audit from the 2005 fiscal year. The email was from the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and was based off a message they received from the Department of Audits and Accounts.

Mayor Robert A. B. Reichert considers this to be of the utmost importance to the City of Macon and he has indicated his desire to resolve this issue and to do so in a timely manner. Mayor Reichert has informed City Council of the situation and continues to work to achieve a satisfactory resolution for the City of Macon, with great consideration to all parties that are involved.

It is the firm belief of Mayor Reichert that this issue can be resolved between the primary parties in this disagreement and that the audit for fiscal year 2005 that has already been accepted by the State of Georgia will remain in place.

Today Mayor Reichert has spoken with key city departments and also the previous city auditors Clifford, Lipford, Hardison, and Parker to see what the concerns and issues are with the audit from the 2005 fiscal year.

State of Georgia has not set a timetable for a resolution of this issue or withdrawn any funding from the City of Macon because of this issue. As the City of Macon moves forward to resolve this situation Mayor Reichert remains committed to keeping both City Council and the Citizens of Macon informed on the progress.

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Andrew Blascovich
Director of External Affairs, City of Macon
700 Poplar Street
Macon, GA 31201