On June 28th, Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand released a report on Washington County. The report stated that The County’s revenues totaled $28,553,323 for the year ended June 30, 2023, a 6.0% decrease from the prior year. Expenses for County operations for the year ended June 30, 2023, totaled $26,571,237, a 6.6% increase over the prior year. The significant decrease in revenue is primarily due to a decrease in contributions from the Iowa Department of Transportation for road infrastructure. The significant increase in expense is primarily due to an increase in expenses for the sheriff’s department and ambulance service. Sand reported ten findings related to the receipt and expenditure of taxpayer funds. The findings address issues such as lack of segregation of duties, lack of independent review to ensure the accurate reporting of capital assets and lack of policies and procedures over computer systems. Sand provided the County with recommendations to address each of these findings. Eight of the findings discussed above are repeated from the prior year. The complete audit report can be found with this news story at KCIIRadio.com.