LONDON, Ky. (
FOX 56) — London’s
recently removed mayor and the city council responsible for his removal have been asked for information by the office of State Auditor Allison Ball.
In a letter obtained by FOX 56 News dated Sept. 4, Deputy Auditor Shari Scott asked Randall Weddle and London’s city council for a broad range of city records from January 2023 to Aug. 31, 2025.
Deputy Auditor Scott with the Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) said in the request that officials had received “concerns” about “certain activities” in London, but didn’t take any position on whether or not those concerns were valid.
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The initial request for records included:
- City policies and procedures related to procurement, personnel, and records retention
- Listing of all city council meetings held from January 2023 to Aug. 31, 2025
- All versions of London’s personnel and pay classification plans
- Financial audits, management letters, and other CPA reports for the fiscal years of 2023 and 2024
- Every grant awarded to the city
- Every contract held by the city with maximum costs included
- Budget reports, including originals and amended budgets for each given year
- General ledgers provided by the city’s accounting system
- Spreadsheets listing all banking information for London’s accounts, as well as all credit and debit information for all accounts held by the city
- Bank statements and checks
- Credit card or store account statements for all credit cards paid with city money
- All local entities that the mayor appointed or recommended to London’s city council to appoint to serve on local boards
London officials were asked to provide the APA with the requested records by Sept. 19, or as early as possible after that date.
Weddle was removed from office on Sept. 5 following an impeachment hearing held by council members. At the end of that hearing, Tracie Handley was voted by the council as acting mayor of London.
APA officials said the review could expand to include other high-risk areas.
Madylin Goins contributed to this story.