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Crockett council requires EDC to rewrite corrective action after audit concerns
Summary
Councilors and the economic development board debated repeated audit findings tied to checks signed before being completed and suspended grant reimbursements; the council voted to require the EDC to revisit its corrective action plan and add written procedures.
CROCKETT — At a council meeting, elected officials pressed the Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation to fix repeated audit deficiencies and voted to require a rewritten corrective action plan that includes explicit procedures to prevent checks being signed before payment details are entered.
Public commenter Natriona Hicks told the council she had reviewed audit reports and saw a recurring finding (referred to in the record as code 2022-2 and a similar 2020 finding). "Recommendations are different than requirements," Hicks said, urging a clear, enforceable corrective…
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