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Edgar County treasurer flags audit, payroll and sheriff‑budget concerns and says he will step back from elected office
Summary
The county treasurer told commissioners he plans to leave elected office but will be available as a paid consultant; he urged the board to let auditors perform accruals during the transition and raised concerns about sheriff overtime and a dwindling courthouse security fund.
The Edgar County treasurer told the board he plans to step away from elected office and warned commissioners about several accounting and budget risks, including past accruals that affected the audit, a payroll‑entry manual process the treasurer currently performs, and growing courthouse security costs tied to declining court‑fee reimbursements.
"I'm throwing the towel in," the treasurer said, adding he does not intend to sit at home but will be available to help as a paid consultant during the transition. He said the job requires hands‑on accounting work — accruals, journal entries and reconciliation — and urged allowing auditors to perform accruals during the transition year to…
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