Meigs County, Tenn., officials need to correct a number of problems with their management and bookkeeping practices, according to an audit by the state comptroller's office.
The annual audit revealed 19 areas of serious concern in a number of Meigs County government offices. Eleven of those findings were highlighted in last year's audit but have not been corrected, the audit found.
Problems include issues with budgeting, purchasing, payroll, record-keeping and failing to reconcile fuel purchases.
Auditors also noted the comptroller's investigative findings, released in October 2014, concerning the Meigs County finance department and a separate conflict of interest violation in the school department.
"I am troubled by the history of uncorrected problems in Meigs County," Comptroller Justin P. Wilson said. "Last year's audit included 16 repeat findings and this year's report includes 11. I am hopeful the county's new Audit Committee and County Mayor will begin fixing these issues in a timely manner to reduce the risk of fraud."
For complete details, see tomorrow's Chattanooga Times Free Press.
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