/news-rss?filter=auditor MO.gov News Feed: Auditor Thu, 22 Nov 2018 11:00:11 +0000 en-us https://www.auditor.mo.gov/content/auditor-galloway-announces-start-audit-work-jackson-county 5466 at https://www.auditor.mo.gov Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:43:19 +0000 November 15, 2018JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (Nov. 15, 2018) Missouri State Auditor Galloway today announced audit work has begun in Jackson County. The first audit report will focus on COMBAT (Community Backed Anti-Crime Tax), the county's program to fight substance abuse and drug-related crime. Earlier this year, Auditor Galloway accepted a request by the Jackson County Legislature to conduct an audit of Jackson County. Initial efforts included meeting with legislators and county officials to hear concerns and receive feedback from citizens.  https://www.auditor.mo.gov/content/auditor-galloway-releases-monthly-reports-local-government-and-special-district-financial-12 5456 at https://www.auditor.mo.gov Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:34:33 +0000 November 1, 2018JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (Nov. 1, 2018) Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway today issued monthly reports detailing the compliance of local governments and other political subdivisions with financial reporting laws. One report includes cities, towns and villages while the other lists political subdivisions such as water, fire protection and other taxing districts.  These entities are required to file annual financial reports with the State Auditor's Office within six months of the end of their fiscal year. https://www.auditor.mo.gov/content/whistleblower-contact-results-audit-potential-fraud-plattsburg-special-road-district 5451 at https://www.auditor.mo.gov Tue, 23 Oct 2018 10:05:30 +0000 October 23, 2018JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (Oct. 23, 2018) Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway recently accepted a request by the Plattsburg Special Road District in Clinton County to audit potentially fraudulent activity concerning public funds. The request comes after a complaint to the Auditor's Whistleblower Hotline and initial investigation by the State Auditor's Office. https://www.auditor.mo.gov/content/statement-state-auditors-office-response-missouri-sheriffs-association 5446 at https://www.auditor.mo.gov Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:10:49 +0000 October 8, 2018The Missouri State Auditor's Office released the following statement on the response by the Missouri's Sheriffs' Association to the audit of Missouri's sexual offender registration (SOR) program: It's unfortunate that the Sheriffs' Association decided to weigh in this way. During the audit process, audit staff met with the head of the Missouri Sheriffs' Association to seek information and input about issues noted in the report, but the association ultimately "declined" to provide any responses to those inquiries. https://www.auditor.mo.gov/content/auditor-galloway-releases-monthly-reports-local-government-and-special-district-financial-11 5441 at https://www.auditor.mo.gov Fri, 05 Oct 2018 08:18:57 +0000 October 1, 2018Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway today issued monthly reports detailing the compliance of local governments and other political subdivisions with financial reporting laws. One report includes cities, towns and villages while the other lists political subdivisions such as water, fire protection and other taxing districts.  These entities are required to file annual financial reports with the State Auditor's Office within six months of the end of their fiscal year. https://www.auditor.mo.gov/content/auditor-galloway-releases-report-laclede-county-government 5436 at https://www.auditor.mo.gov Thu, 04 Oct 2018 09:25:13 +0000 October 4, 2018JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (Oct. 4, 2018) Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released an audit of Laclede County, which recommended improvements to several county offices to ensure the effective use of taxpayer dollars. The regularly-scheduled audit of the government of Laclede County, located in south central Missouri, received an overall rating of fair. https://www.auditor.mo.gov/content/auditor-galloway-releases-city-st-louis-status-update-reports-five-city-offices 5431 at https://www.auditor.mo.gov Wed, 03 Oct 2018 13:27:00 +0000 October 3, 2018JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (Oct. 3, 2018) State Auditor Nicole Galloway today announced the release of reports providing a status update from city officials on how departments within the City of St. Louis have addressed findings from the last comprehensive audit of the city. These reports include responses from the Office of the Collector of Revenue, Department of Public Utilities, Office of the License Collector, Community and Economic Development offices and the Office of the Circuit Attorney as to their progress on the findings. https://www.auditor.mo.gov/content/auditor-galloway-recommends-improvements-quickly-identify-improper-transactions-low-income 5426 at https://www.auditor.mo.gov Tue, 02 Oct 2018 10:36:17 +0000 October 2, 2018JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (Oct. 2, 2018) State Auditor Nicole Galloway recently released a report of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which found more could be done to ensure quick detection of improper activity. Changes to the program in 2014 resulted in the implementation of policies and practices to prevent inappropriate transactions, but the audit found several specific circumstances where these processes can be improved.    https://www.auditor.mo.gov/content/local-law-enforcement-cant-locate-more-1200-registered-sex-offenders-report-auditor-galloway 5421 at https://www.auditor.mo.gov Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:53:47 +0000 October 1, 2018JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Oct. 1, 2018) Local law enforcement officials in the state of Missouri don't know the whereabouts of more than 1,200 registered sex offenders -- including almost 800 offenders that would be classified as the most dangerous -- a new report from State Auditor Nicole Galloway finds. https://www.auditor.mo.gov/content/auditor-galloway-discovers-money-missing-city-funds-were-misused-glasgow 5416 at https://www.auditor.mo.gov Thu, 27 Sep 2018 09:33:59 +0000 September 27, 2018JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (Sept. 27, 2018) Thousands of dollars are missing, city funds were used to pay a personal credit card and firearms are unaccounted for according to an audit of Glasgow released by State Auditor Nicole Galloway. The suspicious activity took place under the supervision of a former city administrator, Kevin Atwood, who was responsible for many of the city's accounting functions. Glasgow is a city located in Chariton and Howard counties.