KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released the third portion of a citizen-mandated audit of Clay County on Wednesday.
According to the report, the Clay County Public Administrator received an overall rating of "good."
Galloway's report said the Public Administrator's office did not maintain proper documentation to "support some of the cash distributions that were reviewed."
The audit, which began in December 2018, is taking place after Clay County residents circulated a petition to have it completed.
"The citizens of Clay County sought this independent audit to provide answers about how their tax dollars were being used," Galloway said in the release. "Audits can help government officials in better serving their constituents, and the Public Administrator responded that her office is moving forward to address the one finding of this report."
The audit is still in progress, but it has been a bumpy process.
Galloway had to issue multiple subpoenas to the county to turn over documents needed to complete the audit toward the end of 2019.
The county even sued the auditor's office in January 2019 but the suit was dismissed by a judge in October of that year.
