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Committee hears competing views on bill to clarify county auditor duties and internal audit authority
Summary
Senate bill to consolidate and clarify county auditor duties drew support from county auditors and watchdog volunteers for clearer law and internal audit authority; county commissioners urged changes to preserve local budget authority and to avoid shifting fiscal control away from elected boards.
Senator Gaynor introduced Senate Bill 5154, which sponsors said consolidates disparate statutory references to county auditor responsibilities and clarifies the auditor's role for budgeting, recording instruments and financial services.
Why it matters: Supporters said the bill brings clarity to a scattered body of law and updates long‑standing practice. "This bill is an effort to bring clarity and transparency by collecting the scattered references to auditor duties and placing them in the proper section of law," Heidi Hunt, Adams County auditor and co‑chair of the Washington Association of County Auditors' finance committee, told the…
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