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<p>WYOMING &#8212; Tamra Smith, the embattled Wyoming Borough manager, submitted her resignation at Tuesday&#8217;s council meeting and it was accepted.</p><p>Attempts to get a copy of Smith&#8217;s letter of resignation were not immediately successful. The Times Leader was referred to attorney Lars Anderson, who handles personnel matters for the borough. A message left on Anderson&#8217;s voice mail was not immediately returned.</p><p>&#8220;Yes, she has resigned,&#8221; a woman answering the phone at the borough building said Wednesday. &#8220;And yes, council accepted her resignation.&#8221;</p><p>Mayor Joseph Dominick was at Tuesday&#8217;s council meeting. He said Councilman Michael Baloga was attempting to make a motion that would eliminate the position of borough manager when attorney Anderson stopped him and informed council he had received Smith&#8217;s letter of resignation.</p><p>Dominick said Anderson opened the letter, but did not disclose its contents. He said Anderson advised council to accept Smith&#8217;s resignation, but to not accept the contents of the letter.</p><p>&#8220;I did not see the letter,&#8221; Dominick said. &#8220;It was given to the borough secretary. In the interim, Roseanne Colarusso, borough secretary/treasurer, will handle the borough manager&#8217;s duties.&#8221;</p><p>Dominick said there was no discussion about the letter &#8212; only a motion to accept Smith&#8217;s resignation.</p><p>At council&#8217;s August meeting, discussions were held on Smith&#8217;s roles and responsibilities, ultimately resulting in a motion to terminate her that was defeated.</p><p>Smith is currently the subject of a Pennsylvania State Police investigation for missing financial records and unexplained purchases from both the Wyoming Free Library and Wyoming Hose Co. 1.</p><p>To date, Smith has been unavailable to offer her side on questions ranging from missing audit reports to security systems. A call to her accounting office seeking comment was answered by voice mail. Smith did not return the call.</p><p>No charges have been filed. Despite previous concerns raised by council and others, Smith had been allowed to remain in her post.</p><p>At the August meeting, Mayor Dominick distributed a 2016 audit report that listed suggestions to help improve the borough. Dominick highlighted what he deemed areas of concern, including:</p><p>&#8226; Invoices not marked as approved or paid.</p><p>&#8226; Several cash receipts not being deposited in a timely manner.</p><p>&#8226; Outstanding checks greater than 90 days.</p><p>Also on the report was a concern over inter-fund transfers relating to the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority. According to the accounting firm, a reimbursement check from WVSA in the amount of $21,875 was erroneously deposited into the general fund rather than the sewer fund.</p><p>In January, authorities raided Smith&#8217;s home and her accounting business in connection with alleged improprieties while she was treasurer for the Wyoming Free Library and Wyoming Hose Co. 1. </p><p>When contacted Wednesday, State Police said there was nothing new to report in their investigation.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Tamra Smith </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web1_Tamra-Smith-photo.CMYK_-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Tamra Smith </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Bill O&#8217;Boyle</p><p>boboyle@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Bill O&#8217;Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Embattled Wyoming Borough manager has resigned