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Resident questions missing $1.3 million in grants; county says 2023 audit accepted and accounting practices corrected
Summary
A resident asked the commissioners about a $1.3 million grant the county could not locate in records; county staff said the 2023 audit was accepted by the Office of the State Auditor and described accounting corrections to receivables.
Tina Tkancic, a Leadville resident, addressed the Board of County Commissioners to ask about a $1.3 million grant the county could not locate in records from 2020 and 2023.
Tkancic said she had requested information and received no responses. "So I asked for some information, clarification, I guess, as far as the $1,300,000 of grant funding that wasn't able to be located," she said.
County staff responded during the meeting. County officials noted a public budget town hall is scheduled for Nov. 4 and that staff have been responding to public records requests. County staff further explained that the county’s 2023 audit was accepted by the Office of the State Auditor and that generally auditors will not allow carrying receivables forward for multiple years without paper backup. "That doesn't mean the money wasn't received. It means it wasn't received correctly on against the carry forward on the balance sheet," a county official said. The official added the county inherited some accounting practices from prior staff and the new auditor is more stringent about not carrying receivables forward.
Tkancic persisted that she had not received correspondence and said she believes the audit findings were not being fully addressed; staff reiterated that the 2023 audit was accepted and posted with the Office of the State Auditor.
Board response: Commissioners said questions can be directed to staff or via email and that staff will continue to respond; the board did not take formal action on the matter during the meeting.
