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Audit office reports one outstanding recommendation in Register of Deeds follow-up; completion targeted by end of 2025
Summary
Comptroller's Director of Audits Jennifer Folliard told the Audit Committee the March 2021 Register of Deeds audit has reduced ten recommendations to one outstanding item; county DAS expects to implement the remaining recommendation by the end of 2025.
At the June 9 Audit Committee meeting, Jennifer Folliard, Comptroller's Director of Audits, reported on the status of recommendations from the office's March 2021 Register of Deeds audit. Folliard said the original audit contained 10 recommendations; nine have been implemented and one recommendation (Recommendation 8) remains open.
That remaining item concerns modernizing and streamlining the county contracting process and updating an ordinance to align with current state statutes. Department of Administrative Services (DAS) management told auditors it has been meeting weekly with the comptroller's office and corporation counsel on the project and expects to fully implement the recommendation by the end of 2025. Folliard said her office plans a follow-up check at the committee—s next scheduled review cycle and will report to the committee in the December cycle if implementation is complete.
Folliard reminded the committee the 2021 audit had identified inappropriate activities with two county vendors and noted a federal investigation that took place during the original audit period, which resulted in the sentencing of the former register of deeds. The item was presented to the committee for informational purposes only.
