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Audit finds thousands of courthouse key cards without payroll matches; facilities say deactivation work underway

2477714 · March 3, 2025
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An audit of courthouse access key cards found nearly 2,000 active cards with no payroll match; facilities and the Sheriff's Department are working to resolve synchronization issues and replace the access system, with several recommendations still open.

Jennifer Folliard, Comptroller’s director of audits, reported to the Milwaukee County Committee on Audit on March 3 that a recent audit of courthouse access key cards found nearly 2,000 cards still active that had no association with Milwaukee County payroll records.

Folliard said the audit, released in August of the prior year, identified issues with procedures for terminating key cards and monitoring the program. "We found almost 2,000 key cards that were still active and that had no association with an active employee from the county's payroll system," she told the committee. After additional testing that excluded state employees, judicial offices and parking-only cards, the auditors reported "a little…

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