Statement from Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, Jr. Regarding Visit from NC State Auditor

"Today, the N.C. Office of the State Auditor visited Cary Town Hall to continue discussions about their concerns surrounding the departure of former Town Manager Sean Stegall.

We were first contacted by the state auditor's office on November 25 when they visited Town Hall. Since that day, we've been working with them to provide the information they've requested.

We are fully supporting their exploration of these concerns, which mirror our own. These concerns were discussed at the December 15 Emergency Council Meeting, and are foundational to why the Council put Sean on administrative leave on November 20.

We welcome the assistance of the state in unwinding these issues associated with over-the-top spending and inadequate financial reporting, a lack of transparency with the full Council, staff, and citizens, and an unhealthy work environment created by Sean with many of the staff he worked most closely with.

Independent of the state auditor's efforts, Council has hired a law firm, Womble Bond Dickinson, that specializes in these types of issues, to work with us to ensure we're looking at everything that's important to our organization and our community. Our finances are in good shape, and we appreciate the leadership that our interim town manager, Russ Overton, brings to help us resolve these issues and move us forward."

- Harold Weinbrecht, Jr.

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