Commission adopts fraud-risk assessment, seeks documentation to improve score

The Daggett County Commission voted to adopt the county’s 2024 fraud‑risk assessment and directed staff to pursue documentation and policy work that could improve the county’s internal risk score.

Commissioners focused on several line items that could increase the county’s score, including completion records for three specific training courses (open and public meetings; district/special-service-district board-member training; introductory municipal-official training) within four years of appointment and evidence of a formal internal-audit function. Speaker 1 said the trainings likely had not been documented for all governing bodies and that without documentation "we can't claim it." Speaker 3 noted the county code grants authority to conduct internal audits but the county lacks an audit committee and suggested the commission could clarify policy language to claim points.

Speaker 1 moved to approve the fraud‑risk assessment (dated Dec. 11, 2024, fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2024) so it could be submitted. The motion was seconded or supported and received affirmative votes. Speaker 3 said she would add documentation to the record if it is later found to qualify for points.

The commission discussed follow-up steps: staff will research whether documented trainings exist that can be added to the county’s record and will explore establishing written internal-audit policies or an audit committee. Commissioners said achieving an additional 20–25 points through documentation and a stated ethics policy could move the county from a "moderate" to a "low" risk category. No changes to the assessment itself were recorded beyond the commission's approval to submit.

Next steps include staff verification of training records, clarification of the county’s formal audit function, and possible policy drafting to claim additional points before final scoring.