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County board backs outsourcing ACFR work after late audit; administration authorized to engage CLA
Summary
After months with a late audit and staff overtime, the Champaign County Board directed administration to proceed with contracting CLA for an annual ACFR and a one‑time setup to rebuild the core financial workbook; the board was told the one‑time setup would cost about $49,000 and recurring work about $20,000 a year.
Champaign County board members gave administration the go‑ahead to contract outside auditors CLA to prepare the county’s annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR) and to perform a one‑time cleanup and rebuild of the county’s consolidated financial workbook.
The decision follows a lengthy discussion about the county’s late audit and the operational impacts the delay had on partner agencies, notably the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission (RPC). Board members credited CLA with experience preparing ACFRs for other local governments and heard estimates that outsourcing these pieces would cost about $49,000 for a…
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