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Assumption Parish approves $15,500 audit amendment after auditor flags procurement concerns
Summary
The Police Jury authorized an amendment to the audit contract with Eisner Amper, up to $15,500, to allow additional testing after auditors’ random samples flagged issues with contracts and procurement.
The Assumption Parish Police Jury on June 10 approved an amendment to its audit contract with Eisner Amper not to exceed $15,500 for additional testing after auditors raised questions arising from random sample work.
Chairman Jeff Naquin told jurors he had spoken with the auditors, who asked to perform deeper testing. The accountant told the committee that the auditors’ random samples suggested some contracts were not executed properly and that procurement procedures may not have been followed, prompting concern about possible fraud. The committee unanimously approved the amendment to the audit contract to allow more extensive testing.
Committee member Leroy Blanchard said the committee approved the additional work at the auditors’ request. The amendment authorizes Eisner Amper to expand testing focused on contracts and procurement; the minutes record the budget cap for the extra testing at $15,500.
The jury recorded the motion as unanimously adopted and tasked staff and counsel to follow any findings the audit produces. No specific allegations were resolved during the meeting; the action provides the auditors funding to investigate further.
