Baker requests extension for annual audit

BAKER- Some councilmembers were not thrilled Wednesday when city officials first announced the annual audit would not be ready by the end of the year."The financial part is about 95 percent complete," said Baker's financial director Mary Sue Stages.Some councilmembers feared a repeat of last year's embarrassing audit which wasn't completed because the city lacked several accounting records."It seems to be a repeated pattern like last year," said Councilwoman Brenda Jackson.However, after extens