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Board approves audit contract, receivable write-offs and updated municipal inspection agreements
Summary
The board approved a fiscal-year audit contract with Molden & Jenkins for $87,000, authorized write-offs of aged receivables (grand total per transcript $990,81020) while noting continued collection efforts, and approved updated building inspection agreements with Enfield, Hobgood and Littleton.
Halifax County commissioners approved several routine fiscal and administrative items on June 1, including an annual audit contract, receivable write-offs, and updated interlocal inspection agreements.
Finance director Mary (Miss) Duncan presented a proposed audit contract with Molden & Jenkins for the June 30, 2026 audit for $87,000 (a $4,000 increase from the prior year). The board approved the contract by voice vote; staff noted the audit schedule is time-sensitive because interim fieldwork must begin for detention-center financing.
Duncan also presented the county's annual accounts-receivable write-off request for receivables older than 24 months. Per the staff presentation, departmental totals were: health $1,172.70; EMS $974,252.20; water $2,736.91; solid waste $12,590.43, with a grand total recorded in the meeting packet/readout as $990,81020. The board approved the write-offs and staff said they will continue collection attempts through an outside vendor (Southern Credit) and debt-setoff processes.
Deputy county manager Miss Wales presented updates to municipal building-inspection agreements with Enfield, Hobgood and Littleton (revising 2004 agreements and adding condemnation language consistent with earlier Halifax updates). The board approved the updated agreements by voice vote.
Why it matters: These actions clear long-outstanding receivables from the county ledger (while continuing collection efforts), keep the county on schedule for a timely audit necessary for financing and update critical interlocal agreements that define inspection services for smaller municipalities.
What's next: Audit work to proceed on schedule; finance will monitor collection returns from Southern Credit; interlocal agreements will be executed and implemented by staff.
