Simplifying town financial reports

Councilman Will Faust ran on a platform of clearing up the town of Saratoga financial reports for its citizens.

At a recent town council meeting Faust could be heard discussing his ideas on how to present public reports of town finances with Town Clerk Suzie Cox.

In an interview with the Saratoga Sun Faust said financial transparency is “paramount to anybody dealing with public funds.” He said he wants anybody to be able to read through the town audit and have a rough overview of the town finances.

Faust cites the fact that many public companies have a Schedule K-1 report that presents a one-p...