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Russell County board authorizes inquiry to Virginia Office of Inspector General after public calls for audit
Summary
Facing public pressure for a forensic audit, the board voted to have the county attorney and county administrator contact the Virginia Office of the Inspector General to learn how a state investigation would be initiated; members debated alternatives including a countywide forensic audit (approx. $217,000) and a narrower school-focused audit (approx. $97,790).
Multiple members of the public urged the Russell County Board of Supervisors to commission a full forensic audit; Sterling Bradshaw and others told the board the pledge to raise taxes last year included a condition to fund an independent audit and urged follow-through.
At the meeting the county attorney presented three options: (1) a countywide forensic audit (the earlier estimate presented at prior meetings was in the approximately $217,000 range); (2) a narrower forensic-style audit limited to the public-school system and select affiliated…
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