County Audit Rating - "Fair"
July 9, 2020
The Missouri State Auditor’s office released an updated audit of Stone County earlier this month, rating the performance of the county at “Fair.” In 2016, the county received a “Poor” rating.
The audit report, dated July 2020, found several issues in five county offices. The 2016 audit reported extensive issues in 10 offices.
The 2020 “Fair” rating, according to the Auditor’s office means, “The audit results indicate this entity needs to improve operations in several areas. The report contains several findings, or one or more findings that require management’s immediate attention, and/or the entity has indicated several recommendations will not be implemented. In addition, if applicable, several prior recommendations have not been implemented.”
At this time, the Auditor found issues in the Public Administrator, Sheriff, County Collector and Prosecuting Attorney’s offices and also identified an issue in payroll controls and procedures.
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The audit report, dated July 2020, found several issues in five county offices. The 2016 audit reported extensive issues in 10 offices.
The 2020 “Fair” rating, according to the Auditor’s office means, “The audit results indicate this entity needs to improve operations in several areas. The report contains several findings, or one or more findings that require management’s immediate attention, and/or the entity has indicated several recommendations will not be implemented. In addition, if applicable, several prior recommendations have not been implemented.”
At this time, the Auditor found issues in the Public Administrator, Sheriff, County Collector and Prosecuting Attorney’s offices and also identified an issue in payroll controls and procedures.
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