External audit finds single repeat finding related to sheriff's budget controls

Jun 10, 2025

Lanier, Deal & Deal presented Burke County’s fiscal audit and reported one finding: a repeat lack of budgetary controls in the Sheriff’s Office. The auditor's summary was presented to the Board on June 10 and no immediate corrective plan was recorded on the public record.

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Richard Deal, CPA of Lanier, Deal & Deal presented the county's financial statement audit to the Burke County Board on June 10 and highlighted a single finding tied to the Sheriff's Office. According to the auditor, the matter is a repeat finding for a lack of budgetary controls in that office.

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