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27 in a fit of anger stemming from animosity between her and Supervisor Michael Boms. She had been formally elected to the position in November and was just four days short of being sworn in for a full term.

While Hurley has not had a state Comptroller’s report in more than 11 years, this will be the second consecutive year that the annual financial report will miss the March 31 filing deadline.

Supervisor Michael Boms, who took the town’s leadership role in January, said having Quigley’s 14 years of municipal fiscal experience will help ensure the information is accurate and formatted correctly, but it won’t keep the required filing from being sent in late.

“We notified them around Feb. 3 … of irregularities in the books, more or less, and they took note of it,” Boms said. “They told us … get the books all straightened out, do an independent audit and then send the results to them.”

Boms said problems with the town’s financial records include incomplete information and “things missing” from statements from previous accounting firms.

Accounting issues were among the most significant arguments between Boms when he was a town councilman and former Supervisor Melinda McKnight, whom he defeated in the November election.

Among the problems in 2022 was the preparation of the following year’s budget, which missed deadlines for public disclosure and contained errors.

Town Board members in August 2023 had problems reconciling invoices it received from its former accounting firm after it merged with a larger company. The new firm sent bills that partially dealt with services performed nearly a decade earlier. The problems subsequently led to hiring the firm Bonadio & Co. to take over accounting responsibilities, but Boms said those services are no longer being used.