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Iroquois County audit delays put public-health payments on hold; county officials outline remediation plan
Summary
County officials told the Finance/IT/Tax committee the FY2024 audit is delinquent because of staffing turnover and accounting errors; the Iroquois County Public Health Department (ICPHD) remains on a stop-payment list and will not receive certain state funds until the audit is filed. Officials said auditors expect to finish the FY2024 audit by the end of May and the treasurer will present a written plan.
County Clerk Breein Suver and Finance Manager Jill Johnson told the Finance/IT/Tax Committee on May 4 and the full board on May 12 that the county’s FY2024 audit is delinquent and has resulted in certain state payments to the Iroquois County Public Health Department being placed on a stop-payment list. Suver described staffing turnover, delayed bank reconciliations and a misposted General Fund check that should have been charged to the Highway account as central causes of the delay; the county paid an additional roughly $21,000 in auditor fees to help the Treasurer’s Office catch up.
“We didn’t realize how bad things could get such as being put on a stop payment list,” Suver said, explaining that bank reconciliations weren’t completed until April 2024 and a corrective transfer was not posted until July 2025. Finance Manager Jill Johnson said the auditors anticipate the FY2024 audit will be completed by the end of May and that the FY2025 engagement letter will not be issued until FY2024 is closed out.
ICPHD Administrator Robin Allen told the board the health department applied for grants using an IDPH exception but remains on the stop-payment list and will not receive some state funds until the county audit is submitted. Treasurer Kurt Albers reported his office is caught up on bank reconciliations and will provide a written plan describing staff training and process changes; he will report that plan to the full board at the next meeting. The Finance/IT/Tax committee urged transparency and asked the treasurer to pursue staff training and internal controls to avoid repeat problems.
