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County administrator: forensic audit underway, work may take two to three months
Summary
Halifax County Administrator Ron Brade told the finance committee that priority agreements with the Berkeley Group are executed and auditors have started work; he estimated the forensic audit could take two to three months and said he currently does not see a need for an on-site visit.
County Administrator Ron Brade told the Finance Committee on April 29 that priority agreements with the Berkeley Group have been executed and forensic audit work is underway.
Brade said he has coordinated with county staff and connected Mrs. Jackson with the Premier Group to locate previously missing documents and estimated the audit effort could take two to three months. "I do not currently see a need to bring auditors on site," Brade said, noting the Premier Group connection and remote work can address most needs; he added he would reconsider an on-site component if circumstances change.
Vice Chair R. Smart said an in-person site visit might help public perception and allow auditors to observe paper-record storage, even if it would not change the auditors’ recommendations. Brade said the Board has given him discretion to request an on-site visit and that he has already asked auditors to interview finance staff, including the three finance staff and potentially re-interviewing Mrs. Jackson from an operational perspective.
No formal decisions were made at the meeting about requiring on-site audit work; Brade and committee members expressed support for the current remote-first approach while leaving the door open for in-person work if needed. Brade estimated the forensic effort could take two to three months and said he would update the Board as the audit progresses.
