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Committee advances bill requiring procedural reviews and follow-up for county treasurers

2520964 ยท March 5, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 2369 would require the Office of the Auditor General to perform procedural reviews of county treasurer offices, deliver written recommendations, and require follow-up status reports; the committee gave the bill a do-pass recommendation.

The Senate committee gave House Bill 2369 a do-pass recommendation after sponsor Matt Gress described the measure as a procedural review tool to identify deficiencies in county treasurer operations and track corrective action.

Gress said the bill would require the Auditor General to perform procedural reviews of county treasurers' offices, provide written results and recommendations to the county treasurer, the county board of supervisors and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC), and follow up on corrective progress for up to one year. The bill also would require the county treasurer to notify the OAG in writing where the treasurer will implement recommendations and to submit status reports within one year.

Gress said the measure complements other bills responding to the Santa Cruz County embezzlement and that several county treasurers participated in drafting. He told senators the OAG estimated additional workload and an appropriation would likely be needed.

The committee recorded a unanimous do-pass recommendation (7-0). The sponsor said stakeholders, including the Coconino County treasurer and Maricopa County treasurer, were consulted during drafting.