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Maverick County accepts state Operation Lone Star audit, votes to convene workshop after local auditor dispute
Summary
County officials accepted a Texas governor—s office audit of an Operation Lone Star grant and directed a multi-party workshop after the county attorney said local auditors declined to seek reimbursement on roughly $300,000 in courtroom equipment and flagged $202,554 in salary reimbursements.
The Maverick County Commissioners Court on Dec. 16 accepted a state audit of the county's Operation Lone Star (OLS) grant and agreed to convene a workshop with district judges and the auditor's office to resolve outstanding reimbursement and reporting disputes.
County Attorney (project director) reviewed an audit from the governor's Office of Compliance and Monitoring covering grant period ending in '03 and said auditors found issues totaling roughly $35,000 out of a $4,000,000 grant but also identified two larger local problems. He told the court that local auditors declined to seek reimbursement for more than $300,000 in courtroom equipment the county had purchased and installed and later refused to turn in salary…
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