Auditor of State Rob Sand released an audit report on Jasper County.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
The County’s revenues totaled $33,074,602 for the year ended June 30, 2020, a 4.8 percent increase over the prior year. Expenses for County operations for the year ended June 30, 2020, totaled $28,522,982 a decrease of 0.4 percent from the prior year. The significant increase in the revenues is due primarily to increased property tax receipts.
AUDIT FINDINGS:
Sand reported eight findings related to the receipt and expenditure of taxpayer funds. They are found on pages 78 through 84 of this report. The findings address issues such as lack of segregation of duties, material amounts of revenues, accounts receivables, accounts payable, prepaid expenses and capital asset additions were not properly recorded in the County’s financial statements and disbursements exceeding budgeted amounts prior to amendment. Sand provided the County with recommendations to address each of these findings.
Six of the findings discussed above are repeated from the prior year. The County Board of Supervisors and other County officials have a fiduciary responsibility to provide oversight of the County’s operations and financial transactions. Oversight is typically defined as the “watchful and responsible care” a governing body exercises in its fiduciary capacity.
A copy of the audit report is available for review on the Auditor of State’s website at https://auditor.iowa.gov/audit-reports.