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Council approves $470,679 resolution to address historical accounting outage over two dissenting votes
Summary
Floyd County Council voted 4–2 to approve Joint Resolution 2026-05, allocating $470,679.22 to reconcile legacy and historical accounting outages after debate over whether to hire an independent reconciler. Auditor Diana Topping and county leaders said the steps follow State Board of Accounts guidance.
The Floyd County Council voted 4–2 on June 9 to approve Joint Resolution 2026-05, authorizing $470,679.22 to address both a legacy outage (cash book to bank) and a historical outage (cash book to funds). Auditor Diana Topping presented the proposal and said the identified steps would allow the county to "put this behind the County and move on."
During discussion, Denise Konkle said she wanted to "hear from Lois Endris and the third party who reconciled before voting." Auditor Topping responded that Hartman and Williams "hasn't been under contract since 2021" and defended the resolution as necessary. Danny Short said he had spoken with the State Board of Accounts and that auditors supported the approach.
Council member Jim Freiberger said constituents were upset, arguing they felt the situation was being "swept under the rug" and pressed for further independent review. Sam Sarkisian, speaking against further immediate spending, said, "If someone thinks there is some ill situation, they need to go to the Prosecutors' office and make a complaint."
The motion to approve Joint Resolution 2026-05 was moved by Matt Millies and seconded by Dale Bagshaw and passed 4–2, with Denise Konkle and Jim Freiberger voting no. The resolution directs primary funding from the Interest Fund until depleted, with the General Fund to be reimbursed later as described in the motion.
