Board orders sworn treasurer reconciliations and approves hiring outside auditor

Following a closed session with county counsel, the board voted to require the County Treasurer to produce, under oath by March 25, 2026, complete bank reconciliations for all accounts and evidence that bank statements are uploaded into the BS&A accounting software; the motion passed 6–1. The board also authorized hiring a financial auditing firm to validate all County Treasurer financial statements from December 2024 through February 2026; that motion passed unanimously.

Commissioner Jeff Sieting moved the treasurer-report requirement, supported by Robert Baldwin. The motion specified that reconciliations must balance to zero or include "correct and accurate explanation of the unbalanced amounts" and that bank statements be uploaded into BS&A by March 25. On a separate motion by Baldwin, supported by Truman Bicum, the board authorized the hiring of an auditing firm to validate the specified period of financial statements. The motions are recorded as board direction and implementation tasks will be handled by the County Administrator and appropriate staff to coordinate the audit engagement.

At the March 18 meeting the board did not name a specific auditing firm; the motion authorized the board to hire an outside firm and tasked administrators with implementation and scheduling.