County identifies human error in payroll file; adds bank safeguards
A Dec. 26, 2025 payroll-processing error occurred when an accounts-payable file was uploaded instead of the payroll ACH file; the bank caught the error but holiday closures delayed re-submission. The controller and treasurer described new checks and a same-day ACH option to reduce recurrence.
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Scott Park, Davis County controller, reported a limited review of a payroll-processing incident that left many employees' pay posting delayed after the Dec. 26, 2025 county holiday. Park said the wrong file was uploaded to the bank: "Instead of loading the payroll file we loaded the accounts payable file twice; the bank caught it [and] the bank did not pay it," and the holiday closure prevented an immediate reload.
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