Hardeman County Audit Reveals Seven Findings, Improvement From Last Year
The Tennessee Comptroller has released its annual audit of the Hardeman County government. The audit shows county leaders have seven issues to address, which is fewer than the 12 findings that were reveled in the 2022 audit. {read more about the 2022 audit here}
Auditors noted four findings related to the Office of the County Mayor. These include purchasing, budget, and payroll deficiencies.
Findings were also made in the offices of the Director of Schools and Trustee.
The following are summaries of the audit findings:
Office of the County Mayor
- Competitive bids were not solicited for all applicable purchases.
- Some general ledger payroll deduction accounts were not reconciled with payroll reports and payments in the General Fund.
- The office had deficiencies in budget operations.
- The office had deficiencies in the administration of accrued leave records.
Office of Director of Schools
- An itemized budget and some amendments for the General Purpose School and Central Cafeteria funds were not presented to the budget committee or the county commission.
- Accounting records for accrued leave and capital assets were not closed and available for audit by Thursday, August 31, 2023.
Office of Trustee
- The office had accounting deficiencies.
You may read more detail about this year’s findings and questioned costs beginning on page 186 in the full audit.
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