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Huntsville Town Council unanimously approves FY26 Fraud Risk Assessment
Summary
The council approved the FY26 Fraud Risk Assessment by roll-call vote after Treasurer Melissa Knowles noted a May 31 approval deadline; the attached form lists scoring details and completion date for the fiscal year ending 6/30/26.
The Huntsville Town Council voted to approve the Fiscal Year 2026 Fraud Risk Assessment after Treasurer Melissa Knowles said the deadline to approve the document was May 31.
"The deadline to approve the Fraud Risk Assessment was May 31st," Melissa Knowles told the council before a motion. TCM Lewis Johnson moved to approve the FY26 Fraud Risk Assessment; TCM Bruce Ahlstrom seconded. A roll-call vote recorded Council Members Bruce Ahlstrom, Sandy Hunter, Lewis Johnson and Jim Truett as voting aye; Mayor Richard L. Sorensen and Legal Counsel William Morris were listed as excused. The motion passed 4-0.
Attachment #1 in the record includes the assessment form for the entity with a completion date of 5/20/26 and a line printed in the transcript as "*Total Points Earned: 395395." The form also enumerates checklist items such as separation of duties, written policies (conflict of interest, procurement, ethical behavior, reporting fraud), and 20-point items including a fraud hotline, internal audit function and an audit committee. The attachment lists Melissa Knowles on the form and records the CAO name in the attachment as "Richard Sorensence" (the meeting roster lists Mayor Richard L. Sorensen as excused). The transcript appears to contain a duplication error for the total points number; the intended score reads as 395 points on the assessment form.
The council took no additional formal action tied to the assessment beyond the approval vote. The approval places the assessment in the town's record for FY26 with the documented completion date and checklist items.
