County hears audit results

The annual audit returned the usual finding this year that there is an issue with separation of duties within Crook County’s boards. This “significant deficiency”, said auditor Paul Stille of Leo Riley & Associates, comes down to the small size of government within the county.

Separation of duties is an internal control structure that ensures a county transaction passes by as many eyes as possible, reducing the risk of fraud.

“The county’s component units (fair board, library board and the weed and pest control district) are unable to assign a different person to each stage of the...