11/22/2022 - Jefferson City, Mo.
State
Auditor Nicole Galloway today released her audit of the Clay County Collector
and Property Tax System. Missouri law requires the State Auditor to audit offices
of the County Collector whenever a vacancy occurs. In July 2021, the former
Clay County Collector resigned the office and a new collector was appointed.
The
scope of the audit included the work of the office from March 2020 until the
date of the former collector's resignation on July 28, 2021. The audit resulted
in a rating of "good."
Auditors
recommended several areas for improvement. Including improvements in controls
and procedures over the property tax system, ensuring that written contracts
are obtained for all cities and villages using the office for their tax billing
and collections, and ensuring that monthly liabilities lists are prepared and
reconciled with bank balances.
A
complete copy of the audit report is available here.