Springfield City Finance Audit To Be Released December 6th

The State Auditors' report on the city of Springfield will be released Thursday, December 6th. This report has long been anticipated by the previous chief petitioner, Springfield Councilman Doug Burlison, and the current chief petitioner, Tom Martz, also of Springfield, and by those who supported the petition effort.

"This document will give Springfield residents an opportunity to see the true financial and infrastructure picture of the city", said Martz. This sentiment was echoed by Greene County Libertarian Party Chairman, Keith Rodgers, a Republic, Missouri resident.

"A lot of people worked very hard to make this audit a reality, and now we get a chance to prove its critics wrong", Rodgers said. He also stressed that Springfield residents should read the comprehensive report, and follow up by calling on their elected representatives and non-elected city officials to do more than just offer solutions: "The people who run Springfield need to act on the responses given by the Auditors' recommendations. Had this been done in the past, perhaps the million-plus dollars missing from the Municipal Court might have not been missing in the first place".

The audit hearing by State Auditor Susan Montee will be held Thursday, December 6th, at 7:00 PM at the Springfield City Council building, at 830 N. Boonville in Springfield.

Keith L. Rodgers
Chairman, Greene County Libertarian Party
(417) 300-2575 / libertarian@intergate.com

Tom Martz
Chief Petitioner for Springfield audit
(417) 894-4322 / t.martz@gmail.com