Document review

When public records do not agree

Civic Lantern documents errors and inconsistencies without assuming intent. A discrepancy is not automatic proof of wrongdoing.

Current review: 19 PDFs covering 18 report-years or reporting packages. Sixteen verified discrepancies were added to the working tracker: five high severity, seven medium severity, and four low severity.

Highest-priority items

LSSD FY2023: MD&A differs from the audited statement by $3,136,861

The public-facing summary and audited Statement of Activities report materially different annual and ending net-position figures.

Needs clarification

LSSD FY2025: $577,225 stabilization-reserve adjustment

The prior-year published statement already showed the asset and restricted net position, yet the later report increased beginning net position by the same amount. A full reconciliation is needed.

Needs clarification

Lebanon Housing Authority FY2024: unexplained negative $648,000 adjustment

The report does not identify the accounting error, accounts affected, or reporting period corrected.

Needs clarification

JECDB FY2025: calculation, classification, and pension-schedule errors

The report contains incorrect percentages, current-versus-long-term liability classification problems, and pension ratios that do not match the displayed figures.

Needs correction

How an entry is evaluated

Important boundary

Auditor findings—such as material adjustments, budget violations, weak internal controls, or segregation-of-duties problems—are serious, but they are not the same thing as a typo, conflicting table, or unexplained revision inside the published report.

Source note: Detailed source links and page references are still being added to each discrepancy entry. Treat this page as a public summary until those citations are complete.