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Commission looks to reconcile $100,000 fuel-tax shortfall; auditors to be engaged
Summary
Commissioners reported a roughly $100,000 decrease in county 4¢ fuel-tax receipts and agreed to pursue further auditing and sharing of municipal audit data to reconcile the shortfall.
Commissioners raised concerns about a notable decrease in the county's 4¢ fuel-tax receipts — figures that several officials said represent roughly a $100,000 shortfall from expectations. Chair said the county previously asked auditors to review the fuel-tax collections and that the audit work has been challenging to complete.
"We actually met with the people that we said go audit our fuel tax 2 years 2 years ago," the Chair said when recounting the history of the audit effort. Commissioners discussed sharing validated city audit data to reconcile discrepancies and suggested a review of major retail sellers (one commissioner mentioned large fuel retailers by example) as part of the audit scope.
No specific personnel changes were directed at the meeting, but commissioners instructed staff and auditors to continue the investigation and to compare city and county collections to identify bookkeeping or collection issues.
