Board flags reliance on spreadsheets and audit findings as internal controls gap
Members criticized the county's reliance on Excel worksheets and noted prior audit findings about internal control weaknesses; staff said reconciliation and training have started and outside auditors support analysis for the ACTRA report.
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Board members raised concerns about the county's use of spreadsheets outside the financial system of record and the resulting risk of errors in fund-balance calculations. One member asked why so much reporting was done "outside of the system," and staff responded that Excel has been used as a tool to bring cash and revenue calculations together but should not be the point of record.
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