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Treasurer urges forensic audit of IDAWY finances after $1.5M Local Area Assistance funding noted
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Lincoln County Treasurer Jerry Greenfield reported receipt of roughly $1.5 million in Local Area Assistance funding and raised concerns about IDAWY’s financial records and county liability, asking the board to pursue a forensic audit; county grant staff said a former landfill grant reopened as a loan.
County Treasurer Jerry Greenfield told the Board of Lincoln County Commissioners Aug. 15 that the county has received approximately $1.5 million in Local Area Assistance funding and expressed concern about financial and liability issues tied to IDAWY.
"He expressed his concerns with IDAWY, the bond issue and liability for the County, issues with operating under the loan portion of the former Thayne Landfill grant and an invoice that was submitted from IDAWY," the minutes record. Greenfield said he would like a forensic audit of IDAWY records.
County Grant Writer Mary Crosby responded that a former landfill grant—closed out under a prior Solid Waste director—has since been reopened and is currently being treated as a loan. Crosby also outlined plans for the county to apply for programs on behalf of the Kemmerer Diamondville Waste Water Joint Powers Board and the City of Kemmerer, and she noted the latest audit she had for IDAWY dated to 2021.
Commissioner Bowers moved that county staff request Beth Blackwell consult the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office regarding the legality of Lincoln County applying for programs on behalf of KDWWJPB and the City of Kemmerer; the motion was adopted. The motion does not record a directive to begin a forensic audit; Greenfield’s request was captured in the minutes as a recommendation.
The discussion prompted direction to seek legal guidance; the minutes do not record follow-up timelines for a forensic audit or a formal decision to commission one. The board adjourned at 3:17 p.m.