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Commissioner urges limited forensic audit amid CFO transition
Summary
Following a public job posting for the county chief financial officer, a commissioner asked the board to consider a limited forensic audit of county books before the new hire starts; the commission discussed the request but did not vote to authorize one.
A commissioner raised concerns about a public job posting for the county chief financial officer and asked that the commission consider a limited forensic audit of county financial records as part of the transition.
"Because of his tenure... I would therefore, again, request that because of his tenure, and the fact that we're gonna have somebody new coming in, that we do have a limited, forensic audit of our books," the commissioner said, asking the board to consider the review even though a compliance audit is performed annually. The commissioner said a forensic audit is typically done when there is suspicion of wrongdoing but framed the request as a precaution to ensure the incoming CFO receives clear records.
Other commissioners noted that a compliance audit is done yearly and discussed the difference in scope between routine compliance audits and a forensic audit. No formal motion to initiate a forensic audit was recorded during the meeting; commissioners suggested the matter could be considered as part of the hiring and onboarding process for the new CFO.
