A new audit by the Auditor General’s office focuses on the topic of open meetings, sunshine, and good record keeping.  During an audit of the Borough of Steelton (Dauphin County) pension plans, it was found that the borough’s government failed to maintain meeting minutes for close to two years.

The Allegheny Institute testified on proposed changes to the sunshine law and making agendas clear and available at public meetings last year.

The AG’s news release on the subject tried to make a connection between the failure to maintain good records in Steelton with the problems that plague Scranton and its pension woes.  However, at this point, the pensions in Steelton are in much stronger funding shape than Scranton’s.