The city of Dunkirk Treasurer’s Office has reopened as investigators continue looking at it.

“The treasurer’s office is open and there are no updates as the investigation is still ongoing,” Mayor Kate Wdowiasz said Wednesday morning. “My office is working together with (city finance officials) to provide information as it is requested.”

The office was closed last week for an investigation spurred by “discovery of questionable accounting practices,” Wdowiasz said at a Common Council meeting the day of the closure.

Closing the office “was an action taken to preserve documents contained within that office,” she said. “This action was set in motion (due) to the discovery of questionable accounting practices, which were brought to light through new policies, procedures, and enhanced oversight measures implemented by me to safeguard public funds.

“I am treating these irregularities with the utmost seriousness. To ensure a comprehensive and impartial investigation, I have engaged the office of the state comptroller and the (Chautauqua County) district attorney to conduct a full and thorough investigation of the matter.”

The temporary shutdown of Treasurer Mark Woods’ office happened in concert with the Dunkirk Police Department’s execution of a grand jury subpoena.

Woods has been Dunkirk’s treasurer since the late 1990s. It’s an elected position and he faced no opposition in most election years.