Supervisors debate accounting constraints, schedule audit work session amid balancing problems
Staff told the board the county's financial system will not allow closing FY26 or appropriating FY27 funds until accounts are balanced. The supervisors discussed repeated audit findings, directed staff to seek written guidance from the state auditor, and scheduled a work session to review findings and options.
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County finance staff told the Madison County Board of Supervisors that the county's financial software will not allow closing fiscal year 2026 or appropriating fiscal year 2027 funds until accounts are balanced. Board members discussed the history of audit findings, the procedural limits imposed by state auditing rules and county code, and the need for a resolution or formal guidance to allow staff to pay claims and manage payroll while balancing is resolved.
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