Former Archer City Commissioner Joan White spoke as a resident during the city’s final budget hearing on Wednesday to voice concerns over financial protocol failures that left the city vulnerable to recent theft, furthering its ongoing debt.
White, who resigned from the commission earlier this month, did not explain her departure but said she met with City Manager Deanna Alltop on Sept. 15 to discuss issues with a code to an employee door and the city’s process for depositing money.
She said present and past city employees, their family members, cleaning persons and deputies had access to the door because the code hadn’t been changed in five years. Although the key to the safe room was hidden, she said all employees knew where it was…