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2018-09-19 MINUTES 1 <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />COMMISSIONER’S AUDITORIUM <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />WEDNESDAY 9:00 A.M. SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 <br /> <br />Board members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz & Commissioner Cory <br />Wright. Excused: Vice-Chairman, Obie O’Brien. <br /> <br />Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Ann Strand, <br />Audit Manager; Stephanie Anglin, Audit Lead; Judy Pless, Budget & <br />Finance Manager; Brett Wachsmith, Treasurer. <br /> <br />SPECIAL MEETING STATE AUDITOR COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz opened a Special Meeting with <br />representatives from the Washington State Auditor’s office to go <br />over the Exit Financial and Federal single audit that was conducted <br />on Kittitas County for the period January 1, 2017 through December <br />31, 2017. <br /> <br />Ann Strand, Audit Manager & Stephanie Anglin Audit Lead, provided <br />handouts including a summary of uncorrected items and reviewed their <br />agenda for the Exit Conference. <br /> <br />Ann Strand, Audit Manager stated that the results they will go over <br />are from the County’s Financial and Federal Audit. She explained <br />that the Accountability Audit will be conducted soon, but most <br />importantly she wanted to highlight that the County had a clean <br />Financial Audit. She stated that under the Federal Awards (Internal <br />Control over Major Programs) they identified material weaknesses. <br />She stated that they have issues an unmodified opinion on the <br />County’s compliance with requirements applicable to its major <br />federal program and are planning to report findings that are <br />required to be disclosed in accordance with 2 CFR 200.516(a). She <br />stressed to the Board that at this time the report is DRAFT only. <br /> <br />Ms. Anglin, expressed her appreciation to Judy Pless, Budget and <br />Finance Manager and the other County Staff she worked with. <br /> <br />Ann Strand, Audit Manager provided & reviewed a Management Letter <br />and highlighted that it is recommended probably for the last time <br />that the County Management improve controls over financial <br />reporting. Specifically, they recommend the County reconcile cash <br />and investments timely and follow up on unknown differences. She <br />stated that they are also recommending all County departments submit <br />accurate information in a timely manner to the County Audtior’s <br />Office and that the County perform an effective review of financial