Salt Lake County Auditor Chris Harding says a new audit shows potentially untoward or unregulated spending among county employees regarding gift cards, Amazon account usage and more.
The Salt Lake County auditor’s office clanged precautionary alarm bells about potentially untoward or unregulated spending among county employees in an
Stronger actions are needed, he said, and management and county leaders need to address risks that have been identified in county audits over the last 2½ years.According to the audit, 10 agencies spent a total of $82,119 on a combined 1,914 gift cards in 2023.worth a combined $4,230 on hand, some of which were bought 15 months before. Some gift cards that were marked as undistributed were missing, and others marked as distributed were still around.
Throughout other payroll audits, the auditor’s office has also found concerns with how $58,000 worth of gift cards for used for employee recognition were handled and distributed throughout 2023. The auditor’s office recommended training, heightened monitoring and stopping the use of non-county cards on the business account.According to the audit, two Salt Lake County agencies use proprietary cards — Youth Services uses a Smith’s/Kroger Card, and Criminal Justice Services uses a Sam’s card.
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