The financial records belong to the PTO, not to the treasurer. Every member has the right to see the files, at their request. And, ultimately, the files should be submitted for audit at year's end, so they are open for inspection then, too.
Now if the Treasurer is SELECTIVELY sharing the files only with certain parents, then that's a problem. But if she's treating everyone the same, fine. Consider it a good thing that there are a few parents interested in the inner financial workings of the PTO.
The only information I would keep confidential is the name of anyone who has bounced a check to the PTO(unless a chronic bouncer).
Our PTO board is almost completely new this year. One Co-President has been on it for a while doing other things. The other Co-President and myself have been on for 1 year. All the other members are new. We can tell this won't be an easy year already.
My question is, the new treasurer is showing the books to other parents at her whim. I think there should be a process in place for this. Am I wrong?
