First before getting into the details of the event I want to thank Boardman Civic Association for putting this together and BSNT for filming the night. you can watch the complete video of the event here
Please watch the video and be the judge, there will be some back and forth comments and questions of all candidates. The Fiscal officer portion starts at 35:17 Mr. Leicht starts out by reprimanding one of the candidates running for Trustee.
“…I want to straighten out a couple things.
William Leicht CPA
$28 million is not the budget in Boardman Township, and if you are lucky enough to get elected to this township you’re going to sit with me so you can learn how to read…”
However the information that he tried to “straighten out” was in fact the information that has been shared by his office as public record to the residents. The budget can be found on the township page.
In a WKBN article from 9/17/19 it was brought to light that the information shared by our current Fiscal Officer was in fact not correct, and that the budget on the website was misleading and would be corrected. It is now 10/3/19 and this information is still what is available to the public The most recent month being July, further this is the same type of information that is submitted to the state auditor for our annual budget.
Perhaps it is time to have a Fiscal Officer that knows the facts, and knows the numbers before going off and publicly demeaning a citizen.
Please watch the entire video and use it to make your best judgment when voting this November.
I am David Moliterno, your candidate for Boardman Fiscal Officer