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Old Orchard Beach library bills at center of dispute

Library trustees, town manager at odds over payments

Jared Bechard SOURCE: Jared Bechard
Old Orchard Beach library bills at center of dispute
Library trustees, town manager at odds over payments

The finances of the Libby Memorial Library are at the center of a dispute between the town manager and library trustees.

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Last month, a bank audit showed an alleged misappropriation of funds. Town officials said Linda Jenkins, 53, was the bookkeeper at the time the money went missing. She stepped down because of her failing health.

Old Orchard Beach Police and the state Attorney General's Office are investigating what happened to the missing money. At this time, town officials do not know how much money is missing, but it is a significant amount.

Money for the library used to be transferred to a separate account, where payroll and operating expenses were then taken out. Now, Town Manager Mark Pearson wants the library trustees to submit payroll and operating expenses to the town first, which is the procedure for other town departments.

Pearson says this is about transparency and accountability.  He says it's his responsibility to see that tax payer money is properly spent.

Library trustees have refused, and now the town is withholding quarterly payments. Those payments are more than $56,000.

Library officials say the library is its own entity and shouldn't have to turn over any documents to the town.
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