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Internal audit finds payroll controls gaps at Milwaukee Election Commission; director says staffing and transitions are driving fixes

Milwaukee Common Council Finance & Personnel Committee · February 4, 2026
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Summary

An internal audit presented to the Finance Committee identified seven payroll control weaknesses at the Milwaukee Election Commission — incomplete policies, informal job titles, inconsistent time sheets and calculation errors — and the commission's executive director described ongoing remediation and the role Workday will play moving forward.

Internal Audit presented seven findings Feb. 4 showing the Milwaukee Election Commission's payroll processes were "not adequately designed and were not operating effectively," the audit manager told the Finance & Personnel Committee.

Adrianna Molina, audit manager, said auditors reviewed payroll activity covering Nov. 1 through April 30, including the presidential and spring 2025 elections, and found gaps in documented policies and procedures, informal position titles used for pay processing, missing arrival/departure times and signatures on many election‑worker time sheets, payroll calculation inconsistencies and inadequate…

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