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Board questions budget controls as county staff outline D365, payroll drivers and proposed use of fund balance
Summary
County finance staff presented how Microsoft D365 tracks budgets and controls; board members probed payroll drivers — comp time and market adjustments — and discussed a proposed use of roughly $3.2 million from fund balance to cover shortfalls, prompting plans for policy changes and improved reporting.
County finance leadership and the auditor's office presented internal controls and the county's use of Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) for budgeting and purchasing during the Feb. 12 McHenry County Board meeting, then answered extended questions from members about fund balances, payroll drivers and reporting improvements.
CFO Carrie Weiss walked the board through D365 budgeting dimensions, including main accounts, object levels and fund/department dimensions; she demonstrated budget analysis reports and described hard stops D365 imposes for budget errors. Auditor Shannon Tureci explained the auditor's role in approving purchase orders and requisitions and described anti‑fraud and segregation‑of‑duties reviews. Weiss and Tureci said migrating the bank reconciliation process into D365 had improved end‑to‑end visibility and auditability.
Board discussion focused on personnel costs and the…
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