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City audit recommends clearer credit-card policy, cautions on donations and suggests 28E to continue Hobo Convention support
Summary
External auditors advised the city to tighten credit-card usage rules, noted the city should not make outright donations to nonprofits, and suggested a 28E agreement with the Britt Hobo Committee to permit partial funding of the National Hobo Convention.
Auditors from Fort and Schlegel reviewed the City of Britt’s 2024–2025 financial statements and delivered several administrative recommendations at the June 2 meeting.
Jensen Sandgren said two of the primary recommendations are to provide clearer direction on credit-card use and noted ‘‘the city is not supposed to donate to any nonprofit organizations.’’ To allow continued partial support for the annual National Hobo Convention in Britt, Sandgren recommended entering a 28E agreement with the Britt Hobo Committee so the city can lawfully participate in funding.
The council received the audit review as an informational presentation; the minutes do not record a council vote or immediate policy change in response to the recommendations. The audit's suggestions — if adopted — would require staff to draft or revise policy language for credit-card usage and to prepare a 28E intergovernmental agreement or other lawful mechanism before committing public funds to an outside nonprofit.
The minutes do not specify the precise dollar amounts involved in any continued funding; the auditor’s recommendation and the suggested 28E were recorded as next steps for council consideration rather than as enacted policy.
