Audits urge dedicated emergency-management budget and note operational risks in elections logistics
The auditor's office presented a performance audit recommending dedicated emergency-management budgeting and staffing and flagged operational risk points in the Elections Department; commissioners asked for follow-up and for audit findings to remain on the regular agenda to promote transparency.
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The auditor presented two reviews: a comprehensive performance audit of emergency management and a fact-finding review of the Elections Department. The emergency‑management audit identified seven findings and about 19 recommendations covering governance, staffing, funding arrangements and succession planning; management agreed to roughly 95% of recommendations. Auditor Gavin Hassamemer told the commission that the county currently lacks a single, dedicated cost center and suggested the commission consider the government's acceptable risk appetite when deciding resource levels for emergency preparedness.
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