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County auditor reports no findings on recent audits, requests small FY26 budget increase
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County Auditor Bob Wasserbach told council May 8 that audits of county financial statements, the pension fund and ARPA spending returned unmodified opinions and no single‑audit findings; he asked for a modest FY26 budget increase to support staff merit increases and oversight work.
Bob Wasserbach, New Castle County Auditor, briefed County Council on May 8 about the auditor’s FY26 work plan and a requested budget increase of $31,160 (about 5.31 percent). Wasserbach told council that the FY23 and FY24 single audits of ARPA funds had no findings and that the county’s financial-statement and pension-audit reports for FY24 also received unmodified opinions from external auditors.
Wasserbach outlined recent audits conducted by his office, including audits of the Recorder of Deeds, the county lodging tax, procurement and construction contracts, workers’ compensation follow-ups and the Hope Center financials. He said the auditor’s office will continue follow-up audits where prior reviews identified significant deficiencies and that the office is planning an FY26 audit plan to present to the audit committee in June.
On technology, Wasserbach said the office will evaluate administration plans for AI use and consider how the auditor’s office might employ AI tools. He noted that a modest budget increase is driven mainly by merit increases and benefit costs; the audit committee members will receive $100 per meeting under the proposed budget.
Council members thanked Wasserbach for oversight work on ARPA funds and the Hope Center; several members discussed upcoming county work on AI governance and invited the auditor’s participation.
