This week, Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway released a follow-up review of progress made by the city of Homestead Village to implement the recommendations of an audit from December 2021 that gave a rating of “poor,” the lowest possible. The audit, initiated by a citizen petition, found more than $4,300 in customer sewer payments had been recorded as received but not deposited by the former city clerk over a threeyear period. Of the 11 recommendations reviewed, the follow-up report found that city officials had implemented three, partially implemented six and were in progress to implement the other two. “I encourage city officials to continue their work to fully implement the recommendations of my audit,” Galloway said. “Making progress on those could go a long way to restoring the trust of this community’s residents.” The follow-up report found that current city clerk is issuing receipt slips for all monies received, is performing...