During their meeting Tuesday, the Carroll County Board of Supervisors accepted receipt of the county’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 audit and is considering ways to address issues noted in the report. A private firm, Gronewold, Bell, Kyhnn & Co. P.C., completed the audit on behalf of the county and did not report any significant concerns. However, the auditors did note several points of concern, beginning with how the Carroll County Ambulance Department logs its revenues.
The Ground Emergency Medical Transportation (GEMT) program allows public ambulance services to collect extra payments above what Medicaid typically pays for transport to help cover the gap between reimbursements and the actual cost of care. The audit notes internal control deficiencies in over a half-dozen county departments. District 3 Supervisor Gene Meiners says these deficiencies are often unavoidable, especially in smaller offices.
According to the supervisors, the most significant items in the audit report are the county’s payroll system and lack of timesheets. Currently, the county pays at the end of a pay period rather than one period in arrears, and multiple departments do not track employee hours. The board plans to address these issues once the November election has passed.
Meiners adds that some of the issues noted in the FY23 report have appeared in previous years’ audits, and the supervisors have already addressed some of them. Examples include adopting an annual resolution naming the county’s official depositories and hiring additional staff when possible. The full FY23 audit report is included below.
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