By Bonnie Bolden, includes “… No one from the public spoke at the meeting during the public comment portion. … ‘It's just a necessity,’ he said. The goal is to get the town back on track, not assign blame, he said. … During his report to the board, Shelton disputed an account published Oct. 3 in the ‘Ouachita Citizen’ regarding his report to the Legislative Audit Advisory Council on Sept. 12. The story's headline was ‘Up to $1.6 million missing from Sterlington fund, fiscal administrator says’. …”