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State Auditor says Kittitas County largely compliant but flags self-insurance and missed unemployment payments
Summary
Representatives from the State Auditor's Office presented the 2023–2024 Accountability Audit, reporting overall compliance but issuing a management letter noting the county lacks a written Self-Insurance policy governing third‑party administrators and noting missed unemployment-claims payments that generated penalties and interest.
Representatives from the State Auditor's Office presented the 2023–2024 Accountability Audit to the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners at the March 19 finance study session.
Mandy Wilson and Kevin Ruiz of the State Auditor's Office joined remotely to present the audit results. According to the minutes, Kevin Ruiz said the county had complied in all audited areas with applicable laws, regulations and policies. The audit produced a management letter identifying two items for county attention: the county does not have a written policy for Self-Insurance that addresses the use of a third‑party administrator, and the county missed multiple unemployment-claims payments, which resulted in penalties and interest.
The minutes do not record specific corrective actions, timelines or dollar amounts associated with the penalties and interest. No formal vote or directive related to the audit appears in the session record.
