As officials wait for the formation of a new audit committee, a decision to revoke existing guidelines for the Hamilton County auditor has prompted questions about how that position should function.
However, a county commissioner who helped spearhead the changes said there’s no reason why the auditor can’t continue to operate as normal in the interim — even with the old guidelines repealed.
“The auditor audits,” Commissioner Chip Baker, R-Signal Mountain, said in a phone call. “If there’s a tip, the auditor audits. There’s no reason why anything should change until the committee is formed.”
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