Recently, Greenwood Town Board Chair Lois Roskoski sent a letter out to some citizens in Greenwood Township, and of course, it was filled with falsehoods. When Roskoski was elected, she was not interested in learning that her position as chair only meant that she would run the meetings and sign checks.
Option A, which Greenwood Township now operates under and which the Minnesota Secretary of State refers to as the regular plan, the clerk runs the office and must fulfill statutory requirements as the treasurer must also. They do not have to run their offices to what the board tries to bully them into. Option A which is used now, is by far the most prevalent. All that needs to be done is look at nearby townships – Eagles Nest, Breitung, Kugler, Vermilion Lake, Morcom, Leiding, and many more use Option A.
Option B allows a clerk to be appointed, who is not a resident. Yet, when a supervisor vacancy occurs, the clerk votes on the interim supervisor. Someone from outside Greenwood Township, possibly Virginia or Cook, should not choose our supervisor. Keep your right to vote!
It is true that in 2021, when Deb Spicer was clerk and Belinda Fazio was treasurer, the Board of Audit numbers did not match, and the State Auditors report was not sent in. In 2022 and 2023, the clerk’s and treasurer’s numbers matched exactly, and the Board of Audit numbers were unanimously passed by the board. This is contrary to what Roskoski wants you to believe.
This year the Board of Audit failed miserably – it was destined to. The clerk’s beginning balance did not match the bank balance by nearly $10,000. The treasurer’s report for the same time period did match the bank balance exactly. Think of it this way, your checkbook can’t have $10,000 more than the bank balance.
Another item, at the February board meeting, chair Roskoski should have stopped the tirade from the two men harassing a board member. They, Paul Thompson and Steve Bradach, are running to be part of the Greenwood Town Board. What an outburst. There should be some loyalty to all board members by the chair.
Also, Mike Ralson has many falsehoods in a letter to the editor.
Sue Drobac
Candidate for
Greenwood Supervisor