Know what to look for to prevent disbursement fraud
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Mark your calendars – we will be offering our Budgeting, Accounting, and Reporting System (BARS) Roundtables again this fall. The Roundtables are free, three-hour sessions that are open to all local governments.
Our Office is committed to helping governments improve their operations. One way the Auditor's Office does that is by leading Lean workshops for governments that ask for help improving a process.
Last fall, we posted an article strongly encouraging governments to start evaluating activities that might be classified as fiduciary activities under the Governmental Accounting Standards Board's (GASB) recently issued Statement No. 84.
As you may have seen in Auditor Pat McCarthy's letter Monday, the State Auditor's Office is adjusting the hourly local audit billing rate in 2019. For further information, here are some background facts on the Office's rates, plans and budget.
Kennewick, Washington: The Benton-Franklin Health District building is a clean, modern facility, shining brightly from its location tucked behind a shopping center and other businesses. The waiting room is spacious, and the interior brims with helpful pamphlets about preventing common diseases, staying healthy and knowing when to visit your doctor. The facility is designed to put clients at ease as they wait for their appointments. Health District employees care about their clients and have designed their space around their clients' comfort.
Are you unsure when the formal competitive bidding process is required?
As local governments in Washington and across the United States deal with increasingly sophisticated attacks aimed at bringing down vital government services residents depend on, the need for careful controls and cyber security measures grows ever more