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Sumner County committee presses transition plan, flags internal-control risks during finance director handoff
Summary
Sumner County's Financial Management Committee reviewed the finance director transition plan on Oct. 16, 2025, raising questions about internal controls, budgeting automation and staffing during a two- to three-month handoff period; the committee agreed to hold additional transition-focused meetings to monitor progress.
Sumner County's Financial Management Committee on Oct. 16 reviewed a transition plan for the county finance director and raised repeated concerns about internal controls, budget automation and staff capacity while the county recruits a permanent replacement.
Committee members said they want measurable progress on automating budgeting and on safeguards that prevent vendor-setup and payment fraud during the handoff. Serena Allwell, a member of the public who spoke during recognition of public comment, asked whether the county's controls would prevent "the next financial director from directing an employee to set up a vendor that goes to an address where the check would go to them or a bank account that they're in control of" and whether the committee could get more detail on those…
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