Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Accounting Errors Continue to Plague Tipton County Auditor

From the Kokomo Tribune:

Accounting errors continue to plague the Tipton County Auditor’s office as efforts to balance the books slowly move forward.

Jacque Clements, the Maximus consultant, hired by the county earlier this year to resolve problems following the resignation of Amanda Inman as Auditor in June, said there is a negative balance in the drainage improvement fund of the Tipton County Surveyor’s office.

“The money hasn’t gotten over to the improvement fund,” Clements told members of the Tipton County Council Tuesday. “We’re working with the surveyor’s office to determine how much money should be in the drainage maintenance and drain improvement funds. I believe the money is there, but is in the wrong fund.”

Councilman Brad Nichols said errors continue to be found in the county’s ledgers but the corrections are not being made by the auditor’s office.
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See the full article here:

http://kokomotribune.com/local/x1752034768/Accounting-problems-continue-in-Tipton