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County auditor discontinues work, cites unresolved treasurer's-office issues; commission to issue RFP
Summary
The auditor firm Barney and Associates told the commission it was immediately disengaging over unresolved issues in the treasurer's office, citing closed accounts on statements, incorrect balances and inaccurate reconciliations; commissioners said they will issue an RFP for auditing services and provide records to successor auditor.
Atchison County commissioners were read a disengagement letter from Barney and Associates, CPAs LLC on Jan. 6 saying the firm was immediately ending its work as the county's external auditor because issues identified during the 2024 audit remained unresolved.
The letter (read aloud by the presiding commissioner) cites "many concerns centered around the treasurer's office," including…
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