Audit of sheriff's office received; auditor general will seek corrective action plan

The Wayne County Commission received and filed an audit report for the sheriff’s office and directed the county auditor general to follow up with a corrective action plan process.

Commissioner Marecki asked when a follow-up would occur. Marcy Korr, identified in the meeting as the county Auditor General, told the commission: “Once the report is received and filed — today’s 30 days from today — we'll request a corrective action plan from the sheriff's office and, once we receive the corrective action plan, we'll assess it then report back to the committee and audit.” Korr added that the corrective action plan will be part of the subsequent report to the audit committee.

The audit report was moved for receipt and file by a commissioner and carried by the commission; during the exchange, commissioners clarified that the auditor general’s office would seek a response from the sheriff’s office within approximately 30 days of today’s filing and would present its assessment and next steps to the audit committee once the plan is received.

Why it matters: Commissioners pressed for clarity on timeline and the mechanism for follow-up oversight. The auditor general’s statement establishes the next procedural step — a requested corrective action plan from the sheriff’s office — and signals a return to committee review rather than immediate policy changes by the full commission.