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Davis County audit committee presses for clearer controls, new hotline and public audit reporting
Summary
At its Nov. 3 quarterly meeting, the Davis County Audit Committee reviewed department risk assessments, endorsed moving the fraud hotline in-house to save costs, and committed to publishing reports for every completed audit after questions about earlier reports of possible misconduct in animal care and sheriff’s offices.
The Davis County Audit Committee on Nov. 3 reviewed department risk assessments, agreed to pursue clearer controls on travel and purchasing cards and discussed changes to the county’s fraud hotline and audit publication practices.
Internal auditor Blake Wenal told the committee the county will end its $3,000-a-year outside fraud-hotline contract and have Information Technology build an internal reporting system. Wenal said the in-house system will allow anonymous submissions and that employees who prefer can still use the state auditor’s hotline. "We're getting rid of the contract for the fraud hotline and IT is building that system for us internally," Wenal said.
The committee’s broader review of risk assessments highlighted recurring needs for refresher…
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