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Council addresses state-auditor inquiry; staff says FY25 reporting now compliant
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Summary
Council reported a state-auditor complaint about town expenditures and said staff provided records and an outside AUP; town staff said FY25 reporting is now compliant and identified accounting adjustments freeing roughly $20,000 from the building fund to the general fund.
Interlaken27s council discussed a recent inquiry received by the Utah State Auditor27s office regarding procurement and expenditures and said staff have provided records and an outside agreed-upon-procedures (AUP) audit to address the issue.
The chair described the complaint as relating to actions taken by the town administrator and said the auditor27s office followed up with questions about expenditures, including payments to Becker Excavation for emergency road and water-line repair. "The Utah State Auditor received a complaint regarding improper government activities," the chair said in the meeting announcement of the item.
Bart told the council the town submitted an AUP performed by an outside CPA and that many reporting issues arose from system incompatibilities between the town27s software and state reporting systems. "We submitted that to the auditor's office," Bart said, adding that staff have supplied detailed records and that he has been able to answer the auditor's questions to date.
On fiscal reporting, staff said the town is currently in compliance for fiscal year 2025 and reviewed cash and accrual reports. Bart noted an internal review of building-permit accounting found excess balances in the building fund and administrative fees that could be transferred to the general fund. "Instead of $2,000, it will be about $14,000 that will transfer," he said, and later estimated roughly $20,000 could be moved back to the general fund while retaining a cushion for liabilities.
The council also discussed one-time testing costs for PFAS (so-called "forever chemicals") that raised a chemicals-and-monitoring line item above budget this year. Staff said the PFAS testing was required by the state and represented a one-time charge that will inform future monitoring plans.
Next steps: staff will follow up with the auditor's office as questions continue to be resolved and will provide updated reports and any adjustments for the council27s review at future meetings.