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Transparency, Eventually
We believe in transparency. Not necessarily today. But spiritually? Absolutely.
Receipt: GMW reported repeated Board of Finance frustration over unanswered questions and missing information.
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Wilton Receipts
Public records, on time. Or at least eventually.
FY25 statutory deadline: June 30, 2026
What's New
Latest Receipts from Town Hall
Sep 18, 2026 2 min read
Correction: The Quote Was Tim Birch's, Not Dawn Savo's
Corrected attribution. The 'didn't produce anything' quote was made by the Board of Finance chair on Sept. 8, not by the CFO, who disputes it. GMW issued a similar correction on Sept. 10.
Read the receiptSep 11, 2026 4 min read
Zero Minutes' Notice: Selectmen Get the Numbers During the Meeting
The Sept. 8 financial update was left off the agenda, added by unanimous vote, then handed out on paper near the end of the night. Produced that afternoon. The full FY26 budget-to-actual report? Not presented.
Read the receiptSep 9, 2026 5 min read
Birch Says "He Didn't Produce Anything"; Savo Disputes It
At the Sept. 8 meeting, BOF Chair Tim Birch said the CFO had to finish the FY25 work because the consultant 'didn't produce anything.' Savo says Centofanti delivered final reconciled trial balances April 15. The conflict remains unresolved publicly.
Read the receiptSep 1, 2026 5 min read
Audit Watch: Now Aiming for 'Late September'
Two months past the state deadline, the FY25 audit slips again — auditors got materials 'later than anticipated.' The new remediation subcommittee's first task: find out if written procedures exist.
Read the receiptAug 12, 2026 6 min read
Who Audits the Auditors?
The BOF voted 4–1 to keep selectmen off its audit remediation subcommittee — then spent the meeting asking what power it actually has when requests go unanswered.
Read the receiptJul 28, 2026 7 min read
The Permission Slip: Wilton's June 4 Memo
A legal opinion obtained a month before the boards were told, seven weeks before the vote, cleared $1,300,329 in transfers. The BOF chair says it 'emasculates' his board.
Read the receiptJul 20, 2026 5 min read
The $662K Surplus That Was Actually a $310K Overage
Preliminary FY25 reconciliation folded the Charter Authority reserve into the operating budget. Remove it, and the 'surplus' becomes $310K over — with no BOF approval.
Read the receiptJun 10, 2026 4 min read
Wilton Will Miss the State Audit Deadline.
FY25 reconciliation incomplete. CFO can't give a date. Consultant has billed ~$215K. Bonding gets harder without audited statements.
Read the receiptMay 27, 2026 5 min read
$300K Elderly Tax Credits — Disbursed Without Approval
Two years in a row, no Board of Selectmen vote. A GMW investigation walked the receipts back.
Read the receiptMay 12, 2026 3 min read
Wilton's Aaa Rating: How Thin Is the Ice?
A late audit, a material weakness, and finance turnover sit beneath Wilton's Aaa rating.
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The 5:33 Club
A running record of financial documents delivered to Wilton's elected boards too late to actually read. Membership is open. Membership is growing.
Record advance notice
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Set Sept. 8, 2026, when the figures were printed that afternoon and distributed during the meeting. Excluding the one memo that arrived 32 days before anyone knew it was needed.
- 0 minutesnotice
FY26 preliminary figures & FY27 snapshot
Sep 8, 2026Handed out on paper, near the end of the meeting, after selectmen had to vote the item onto an agenda it was left off of. Selectman David Tatkow: "Was this produced before the meeting?" Boucher confirmed it was produced that afternoon. The complete FY26 budget-to-actual report was not presented at all. The club's first zero-notice platinum member.
- 87 minutesnotice
FY26 Financial Summary & Forecast
Aug 17, 2026Emailed to selectmen at 5:33 p.m. for a 7:00 p.m. meeting. Selectman Matt Raimondi: "We got this at 5:33… I have a day job… I did not have time to review this beforehand."
- "hours"notice
Auditor outstanding-items list
Aug 11, 2026Sent to BOF Chair Tim Birch only hours before the meeting, without supporting information. His review: "It wasn't short."
- No handoutnotice
FY27 budget "snapshot"
Aug 17, 2026Delivered verbally. Boucher, asked in advance for materials: "I do not have any written materials at the moment but Dawn may bring some to the meeting. Not sure."
- 4 daysnotice
Preliminary FY25 reconciliation
Jul 2, 2026The rare early delivery. Emailed to selectmen July 2 for the July 6 meeting — though the CFO presenting it said she hadn't prepared it and couldn't take questions on it.
- −32 daysnotice
June 4 legal memo on transfer authority
Jun 4, 2026Not late. Early. Town Hall obtained legal cover for the transfers 32 days before the boards were told, and seven weeks before the vote.
Every entry above comes from posted agendas, meeting minutes and published reporting.
The Pattern
The Wilton Finance Cycle
Eight months of reporting, one repeating loop. Good news is announced. Someone outside the administration checks it. The good news becomes a problem — and the response changes how the transfers are authorized after the fact.
- 1
Announce good news
The preliminary reconciliation showed FY25 at $662,148 under budget.
July 6, 2026 - 2
Someone checks the math
Remove the $1,275,371 Charter Authority reserve and it's $310,804 over.
July 14, 2026 - 3
Change the process
Rely on the June 4 legal memo, then approve $1.3M in transfers on July 27.
June 4 – July 27, 2026
Return to step 1. Repeat.
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How far in advance did selectmen receive the financial figures for the Sept. 8, 2026 meeting?
Claims and Receipts
The Pattern, With Footnotes
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Claim
Budget Speed
Get the budget done fast. Sometimes before all the numbers add up.
Receipt: GMW reported budget errors, missing information, and inadequate backup during the FY27 review.
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The Aaa Experience
A top rating deserves complete, timely statements.
Receipt: The FY24 audit reported a material weakness; the FY25 audit missed its statutory deadline. The consultant had no BOS appearance after Nov. 3, 2025, and none before the BOF after Dec. 9.
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Claim
Remote Oversight
Two conflicting accounts of whether Town Hall knew its CFO had accepted a full-time Wyoming job.
Receipt: Boucher and Knickerbocker say they were not told. Norton says she notified them under her contract. The record remains disputed.