No WhiteWash!

The Sullivan County,Tennessee Annual Financial Report for year ended June 30, 2008 is now available online.

The audit resulted in eight findings and recommendations listed below.  For more detail, go to the online document.

The Office of the County Mayor and Director of Accounts and Budgets

• The health department fund had several accounting deficiencies.

Office of the County Mayor

• The Solid Waste Department had deficiencies in information resources.
• The Emergency Management Services Department had deficiencies in computer system backup procedures.

Office of Director of Schools

• Members of the Board of Education received compensation increases that were not approved by the County Commission.
• The office did not implement adequate controls to protect its information resources.

Office of Circuit and General Sessions Courts Clerk

• The office did not implement adequate controls to protect its information resources.

Office of the sheriff

• The office did not always deposit collections within three days for work release and cash bonds received at the jail annex.
• Several accounting deficiencies were noted in the office.