Re-Elect Toni Boucher*
Experienced. Accomplished. Transparent-ish.
"All financial data will be released once it has completed its emotional journey."
Toni Boucher has served Wilton and Connecticut for decades — Board of Education Chair, Selectman, State Representative Minority Leader, State Senate Chief Deputy Minority Leader, and now Wilton First Selectwoman. That is real public service experience.
And now, Wilton gets to experience something even rarer: a government so dynamic that budgets evolve, positions appear late at night, audits develop suspense, and transparency becomes a treasure hunt.
Crowned by Voters · Advised by Consultants · Billed Hourly
"The Numbers Are Coming Soon."
Latest Receipts from Town Hall
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 receiptThe Permission Slip: Wilton's June 4 Memo
A legal opinion obtained seven weeks before the boards learned of overages cleared $1,300,329 in transfers. The BOF chair says it 'emasculates' his board.
Read the receiptThe $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 receiptWilton Will Miss the State Audit Deadline.
FY25 reconciliation incomplete. CFO can't give a date. Consultant has billed ~$215K. After Jun 30, no new bonds.
Read the receipt$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 receiptWilton's Aaa Rating: How Thin Is the Ice?
Moody's gives municipalities ~18 months. We're using a lot of that runway.
Read the receiptTrending Receipts
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The Permission Slip: Wilton's June 4 Memo
6.4K reads this week - 2
The $662K 'Surplus' That Was Actually a $310K Overage
5.1K reads this week - 3
Who Audits the Auditors?
4.7K reads this week - 4
Wilton CFO: The Full Saga
4.2K reads this week - 5
Joseph Centofanti — Wilton's $375/hr Interim CFO
3.1K reads this week - 6
Wilton Will Miss the State Audit Deadline
2.4K reads this week
Read counts are for vibes, not verification. The reporting linked above is sourced.
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 fix is a process change that leaves fewer people able to check next time.
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Announce good news
"We finished FY25 $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
Approve $1.3M in transfers. Debate who's allowed on the audit committee.
July 27 – Aug 21, 2026
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.
Excluding the one memo that arrived seven weeks before anyone knew it was needed.
- 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.
- −48 daysnotice
June 4 legal memo on transfer authority
Jun 4, 2026Not late. Early. Town Hall obtained legal cover for the transfers seven weeks before either board was told there were overages to transfer against.
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Can you pass the audit?
The full quiz, right here. Every answer links to public reporting — and yes, they're all real. That's the part that keeps getting us.
Open the quiz on its own pageWhat hourly rate is the interim CFO billing the town?
Town Hall Odds →
Live (made-up) odds on the great unanswered questions of Wilton governance. Cast your vote — it's about as binding as a budget timeline.
Will the Town of Wilton complete the FY25 audit by September 30, 2026?
Will the $38,500/mo interim CFO attend a BOS meeting before September?
Will the $100K in unaccounted-for P&Z funds be located in 2026?
Will Wilton retain its Aaa rating through the next review?
Will Wilton's next CFO also hold a second municipal job?
Will a BOF info request get a same-week response before September?
* Not a real prediction market. No money changes hands. Odds are satirical commentary on public reporting. Click responsibly.
659 Residents Wrote In. Here's What They Said.
Paraphrased and composite quotes drawn from the Board of Finance's 2026 budget survey and the public-comment portions of recorded town meetings. Names withheld on purpose.
"We just want the numbers. Not spin, not a press release, not 'excellent financial health.' Just the numbers, on time, like every other town."
"I have asked the same question at three meetings. I have gotten three different non-answers. I am starting to think that is the answer."
"My property taxes go up every year. The least I should be able to expect is an audit that gets filed on time."
"I love this town. That's why this is so frustrating. Transparency shouldn't be partisan, and it shouldn't be this hard."
"When residents have to FOIA to find out how their money is being spent, something has gone wrong with the basic contract between a town and its taxpayers."
"I am not anti-anyone. I am pro-knowing-what-is-going-on."
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Five Bold Commitments. Four Are Aspirational.
Transparency, Eventually
We believe in transparency. Not necessarily today. Not necessarily before the Board of Finance asks 50 times. But spiritually? Absolutely.
Fiscal Responsibility Through Mystery
Why burden residents with clear financial data when they can enjoy the thrill of discovery?
Budget Speed
We get budgets done fast. Sometimes before all the numbers add up. That's called momentum.
The Aaa Experience
Wilton has a top Moody's rating. Which is great. Let's try not to make the auditors cry — or notice the material weakness, the late audit, the $200K+ interim CFO who doesn't show up to meetings, or the 659 residents who wrote in to say 'get the finances in order.'
The Remote Work Revolution
Why limit your CFO to one town when they could be running two? Wilton proudly pioneered Zoom-Only Leadership™ — a finance department so flexible, our Chief Financial Officer ran our books from 2,000 miles away while simultaneously serving as Town Administrator/Finance Director of Greybull, Wyoming. The First Selectwoman and Town Administrator say they had no idea. The CFO says she told them. Either way: groundbreaking management oversight.