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Houston County Commission accepts unmodified audit report; staff to close three unused funds
Summary
The Houston County Commission voted to accept an unmodified audit report that found no findings. County finance staff reviewed fund balances, said revenues are rising while debt is declining, and said they plan to close three unused funds, including the hospital and ARPA accounts.
The Houston County Commission voted to accept an unmodified audit report with no findings during a recent meeting.
The audit presentation, delivered by a representative of the comptroller's office, said the report was “unmodified” and recorded no audit findings. The presenter said the county’s revenues are trending upward while debt is trending down and noted a reported average debt-per-capita figure and personnel certification levels in county finance.
“Thankfully, we've built upon good practices,” the comptroller's office representative said, describing corrections made to previous audit findings over the last five to 10 years and calling the report the result of a collaborative effort across county departments and the mayor’s office. The presenter said the audit package includes an overview of total debt, expenditures and revenues, and demographic information.
As presented, the audit materials list eight active funds the county uses for monthly closings: 101 (general fund); 116 (solid waste); 122 (drug control); 127 (ARPA); 128 (other special revenues related to the county’s hospital purchase); 151 (general debt service); 172 (community development/capital projects); and 201 (hospital). The presenter said she is “looking to close three of those funds this year, with the assistance of audit,” naming the hospital fund, the county’s hospital purchase fund and the ARPA fund as candidates for closure because they are not being used.
The presenter summarized exhibit breakdowns of fund balances and said, per the audit, the general fund balance as of June 30 was reported as $200,000,633,876 (page/exhibit cited in the audit packet). She also said the county currently has six active certified county financial officers (CCFO) and expected to add a seventh after June.
The presenter encouraged the public to report suspected waste or fraud to the comptroller’s office hotline provided during the meeting.
A commission member moved to accept the audit report; another commission member seconded. The commission voted in favor; there was no recorded opposition and the motion was accepted.
After the vote the chair moved to adjourn.
Details from the meeting: the audit was described as unmodified with no findings; staff described fund balances and a plan to close three unused funds; and the commission formally accepted the audit report.
