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County treasurer flags $261,000 in questioned past expenditures, urges oversight
Summary
Leavenworth County Treasurer presented a review of department expenditures from 2016–2023 and identified roughly $261,000 in items he said raised questions about appropriate fund sources and statutory limits; he recommended independent review or an auditing position to improve transparency.
Leavenworth County Treasurer Caleb Turner told commissioners he reviewed the treasurer’s office expenditures from 2016 through 2023 and identified roughly $261,000 in transactions that raise questions about whether special funds (chiefly the motor vehicle and the treasurer’s technology account) were used for statutorily allowable purposes.
Turner said he ran the items past professional groups including the Kansas County Treasurers Association and the county’s outside accounting counsel and that the questions are legally valid and warrant additional scrutiny. He did not allege criminal wrongdoing; rather he recommended an additional “set of eyes” — for example, a county auditor position or a formal review process — so that questionable charges could be vetted before payment.
Examples Turner cited: - Janitorial…
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