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Town staff flags moderate fraud risk; council urged to complete open-meeting and disclosure steps
Summary
Town clerk presented the state-required fraud risk assessment showing a 315/395 score (moderate risk); council members were reminded to complete annual open-meeting training and to post conflict-of-interest disclosures to the lieutenant governor's portal.
Town staff presented a state-required fraud risk assessment that scored Levan at 315 out of 395 points, placing the town at the high end of the moderate fraud-risk range.
Staff told the council the town lacks a written conflict-of-interest policy in the handbook, and that at least one managerial staff member does not meet the state’s 40-hour formal accounting/budget training threshold. The town uses an outside CPA for annual audits and an external accounting firm to perform reconciliations.
Council members were directed to complete the annual open-meeting training and to provide signed ethics/conflict disclosures for posting to the lieutenant governor’s online portal. The chief administrative officer was asked to sign the fraud risk assessment form for the town. Staff said some training hours might be counted toward improving the town’s score, and they will ask the state auditor for guidance.
No ordinance changes were enacted at the meeting; staff will draft a conflict-of-interest policy and return with updates.
