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.

Working summary last reconciled June 27, 2026

Working tracker: The current public summary is based on 19 PDFs covering 18 report-years or reporting packages. Sixteen verified discrepancy entries were recorded in the original review batch: five high severity, seven medium severity, and four low severity. These are working counts, not a claim that every later audit or record has already been added.

What this page is—and is not

This page highlights discrepancies that may matter to the public. It is not a complete catalog of every typo, audit finding, or accounting adjustment. Entries can be revised, resolved, or removed when stronger records show that two figures were measuring different things.

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 and status note: Detailed source links and page references are still being added to individual entries. Treat this as a public working summary until that source-by-source cleanup is complete. Material corrections will be logged under Corrections & privacy.