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External auditor disengages from Atchison County, citing unresolved treasurer's-office issues
Summary
Varney and Associates informed the board it has disengaged from Atchison County because the Treasurer's Office did not correct errors and processes over the past three years; the board recorded the disengagement but no auditor replacement was decided at the meeting.
Atchison County officials told the commission on Jan. 6 that external auditor Varney and Associates has disengaged from the county, citing a lack of corrective action in the Treasurer's Office over the past three years.
County Clerk Susan Carrigan presented the auditor disengagement letter to the board. The minutes state the firm cited unresolved errors and processes in the Treasurer's Office as the reason for ending the engagement.
No replacement auditor or immediate remediation plan was recorded in the meeting minutes; commissioners acknowledged the issue but did not vote on selection of a successor auditor during the Jan. 6 session. The board scheduled continued administrative work, including an interim treasurer appointment effective with a formal appointment set for Jan. 29.
The minutes do not include further detail on the errors the auditor referenced; the county will need to provide additional documentation or statements if it pursues replacement of its external audit firm.
