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Milton accepts auditor recommendations and approves second QuickBooks subscription
Summary
Following a recent audit, Milton’s board approved buying a second QuickBooks subscription to separate General Fund and Water‑Sewer accounting and discussed writing off roughly $7,530 in likely uncollectable utility debt, as summarized by the mayor and finance officer.
Milton’s Board of Commissioners on Nov. 11 moved to implement a key recommendation from the town auditor and took other finance‑related steps after an audit review.
Mayor Angela Upchurch summarized the audit visit by Tony Brewer and relayed Finance Officer Elizabeth Lattime’s financial highlights: $194,000 in water/sewer expenditures year‑to‑date, $144,000 in receipts and a suggestion that the town write off $7,530 in likely uncollectable water/sewer debt as of June 30, 2025. The mayor said the auditor “strongly suggested” maintaining two separate QuickBooks subscriptions, one for the General Fund and one for Water‑Sewer accounting, to streamline reporting.
Commissioner Bob Palmer moved to approve purchasing a second QuickBooks subscription at an annual cost cited in the meeting; Commissioner Jackie Jeffries seconded the motion and the board voted unanimously to implement the recommendation. At the Nov. 11 meeting the board also recorded the auditor’s recommendation to write off certain uncollectable debts; the finance officer will follow the auditor’s guidance on specific accounts and accounting entries.
The board did not provide a final approved list of specific accounts to be written off at the meeting; the mayor reported the $7,530 figure as the amount the auditor suggested was likely uncollectable through June 30, 2025. The auditor also recommended the town consider separate QuickBooks subscriptions to improve clarity between funds and streamline financial operations.
Next steps: the town will purchase the second QuickBooks subscription and finance staff will work through the auditor’s recommended write‑offs and accounting changes, returning to the board with any formal entries or policy changes required.
