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Richland County requires Munis security training for all users; auditors' checklist adopted with edits
Summary
Commissioners voted Aug. 28 to require completion of an Auditor of State security training for county staff with Munis access and to adopt a security checklist with several modifications to how departments will verify compliance.
Richland County commissioners voted Aug. 28 to require county employees who have access to Munis, the county's financial management system, to complete a short security-training video produced by the Auditor of State and to adopt the Auditor's security checklist with county edits.
The change came after a 30-minute discussion during which county auditor staff and commissioners debated whether the training requirement should apply only to employees who approve purchase orders and payroll or to everyone with any Munis access. County auditor staff said expanding the requirement to all Munis users would make verification easier; commissioners approved the broader approach and asked staff to modify the memo distributed to departments before circulation.
Jenny, of the auditor's office, told commissioners that the training video from the Auditor of State runs about 25 minutes and issues a completion certificate. "This one is only 25 minutes, and you get a certificate afterwards," she said, and recommended adoption of the checklist as part of the county's CORSA incentive program.
Commissioners and auditor staff discussed three draft versions of the memo and a practical verification process. Auditor staff said CORSA’s minimum requirement applies to those who approve requisitions or payroll, but that verifying compliance would be simpler if the county required the training of all Munis users. Commissioners directed staff to adopt the requirement for all Munis users, remove department email lists from the verification process, and have departments keep printed checklists and return required forms to the auditor's office.
County administrator Andrew Keller and auditor staff participated in the discussion, which included procedural clarifications about who in departments determines Munis access. Auditor staff said the appointing authority in each department continues to decide which employees have which Munis permissions and that departments will continue to fill out and return the annual access form.
The board approved the modified checklist and memo by roll call. County staff said they will circulate the revised document and proceed with verification under the modified process.
