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You can see the Councilor update here by clicking on this link and scroll to 1hr 31 minutes. Treasurer Update

WTH - 1 hour 31 minutes to get to the treasurer report?

So, how have we been set up to fail and who has done it?

The Council harassed and fought with the previous treasurer. They didn't like that she insisted on following procurement laws. They didn't like that she was strong and knew her stuff. They made demands such as when Councilor Desmet said: "We want to know every expense"

The previous treasurer asked in that meeting 'you want me to read the budget to you?? That will take all night.'

Finally it was at a point that the Council was telling the previous treasurer - Quit or Be Fired.

So the end of the month when monthly reports are due and the end of the year when year end reports are due and the end of the payroll time when payroll is due and the start of the month when bank recon happens and the start of the year when new budget is due and all the new yearly bills come in- she was ousted out.

The Village of Bosque Farms was set up for Failure.

The Council might stand by their words 'we didn't fire her' but they threatened it. They kept putting her on the agenda under executive session. Every employee knows when you are on executive session what will be discussed is if you stay an employee.

The worst time of the year to get rid of an employee - the worst time of the year to get rid of a treasurer... and now the Council is screaming at the Mayor and the current Treasurer and the Clerk Administrator - Why haven't bills been paid?

Well this is a result of the situation the Council put this Village into. What a shameful situation.

So on August 22, 2026 an emergency meeting was called. The meeting was going to be held the next day.

Here is one notification.

So ask yourself - what is an emergency? State law says an emergency meeting is defined as a gathering called on short notice to address unforeseen circumstances that, if not handled immediately, will likely result in injury, property damage, or substantial financial loss

Unforeseen circumstances? Well maybe but I would suggest that this was easily predicted when the treasurer was chased away despite the terrible timing. My mamma taught me that when you make a bed, you suffer the consequences.

There is more to say about this but let's just let it sit here for a moment.

Result in Injury? Well maybe but by the time the meeting was held the problem was addressed so legally - THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE MEETING

What else? 24 hour notice is needed unless fast action is needed. Yet again - There was no reason for the meeting. But hey, let's just say she erred on the side of needing fast action and overlook the 24 hour notice.

BUT WHY? Why was it held in the fire department? Was that a power show? Was that a way to hide the meeting?

Well we knew it would happen -

When we sat in council meetings and heard Councilor DeSmet go after the treasurer – we knew eventually the treasurer would be gone.

• The treasurer who thought about the bigger picture. 
• She was aware of the long term highs and lows of Gross Receipt Tax (GRT). 
• The treasurer who would look at the Village budget BEFORE just approving purchase orders – because that is her job. If there isn’t enough money in the budget – it doesn’t matter how much you want to spend – there isn’t money. 

The treasurer who could say GRT is going down and this budget won’t balance no matter how much you want to spend the money.

And when did we lose the treasurer? When did E. DeSmet and the other Councilors (Bruhn and Zamora) choose to put this on the agenda to get rid of the treasurer?

THE END OF THE YEAR and THE END OF THE MONTH and THE START OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR and PAY ROLL.

SO? You might ask? Well -- the end of the year reports are due to the state. -- the end of the month reports are due to the state. -- New budgets are due to the state. -- Employees need to be paid. -- Bills need to be paid.

And all of this needs a treasurer – a trained treasurer.

If we don’t get those in on time there might be fines, the state might think we can’t manage our budget and come take over.

This does NOT sound like these councilors are thinking of what is best for the Village of Bosque Farms – it sounds like they are setting us up for failure.

Why?