Comptroller criticizes Clifton

STAR LAKE — The state Comptroller’s Office has criticized the town of Clifton for failing to implement 2007 recommendations that it stop buying from a hardware store owned by Supervisor Robert L. Snider and to make sure town officials understood conflict-of-interest requirements.

“The town made purchases totaling $16,617 from January 2010 through September 2011 from Little River Sales and Service, a hardware and auto supply parts store owned by the supervisor,” the audit reported. “Although the supervisor disclosed his interest in this business at the 2010 and 2011 annual organizational meetings, these disclosures did not remedy the prohibited conflict of interest.”

Mr. Snider declined comment.