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Resident urges inclusion of sheriff's office in proposed audit after earlier discrepancies were cited
Summary
A member of the public urged the commission to include the sheriff's office in an upcoming audit, citing a 2021 audit reference to discrepancies and Kansas statute KS 28-1004; the commission did not take immediate action but the comment prompted staff follow-up offers.
During public comment, Michael Bryant asked the commission to reconsider excluding the sheriff's office from a proposed audit, referencing a 2021 audit (published in 2022) that he said documented accounting discrepancies and cited KS 28-1004.
"For us to exclude or you guys to exclude the sheriff's department from an audit knowing that there are preexisting issues... At a minimum, include the sheriff," Bryant said, asking the commission to either include the sheriff in the audit scope or, if fraud is suspected, to refer the matter to law enforcement.
A county staff member responded in the meeting that a prior request for an audit copy returned a reply that no completed audit was on file; Bryant said he would review the documents and asked commissioners to reopen or revise the audit scope if necessary. Commissioners did not take formal action on that request during the meeting and encouraged Bryant to follow up with staff and the clerk's office for records and clarification.
