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County audit finds weaknesses in gift-card, Amazon Business controls; officials pledge changes
Summary
A Salt Lake County internal audit of 2023 purchasing found lapses in controls for gift cards, Amazon Business account management and remaining proprietary charge cards. Auditors recommended policy changes, annual training and tighter oversight; county officials agreed to carry out many recommendations but criticized the auditor's public messaging.
Salt Lake County auditors reported that limited training and weak controls left the county's Amazon Business account and certain agency gift-card practices exposed to misuse.
In a briefing to the Salt Lake County Council, Chris Harding, the county auditor, said the office's 2023 audit identified three primary concerns: insufficient oversight and training, gift-card inventory and handling weaknesses, and Amazon Business account administration problems including credits posted to the Amazon account instead of returning funds to purchase cards.
The audit team said county agencies purchased more than 1,200 gift cards in 2023 for a total value slightly above $23,000. Tammy Brake, the audit's senior…
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