Putnam One Of 3 Counties With Perfect Audit

The Tennessee Comptroller Office gave Putnam County a clean audit report with no findings.

Putnam County stands as one of just three counties across the state with what the Comptroller calls a “distinctive honor.” Lincoln and Loudon Counties also received clean audits. 13 counties, including Putnam County, received clean audits.

The audit report covers the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.

“A clean audit is a positive sign that a county government is on track,” Comptroller Justin Wilson said in a statement. “I commend all of the elected officials, leaders, and county staff who have committed to a well-run government. This is an accomplishment worth celebrating.”

According to the Comptrollers office, the average county comes away with more than 300 findings in it audit.

“That’s probably the first one without any findings that Putnam County has ever had,” County Commissioner and Audit Committee Chair Bob Duncan said. “The elected officials have emphasized the areas that were reported in prior audits as weaknesses and have corrected those weaknesses,” Duncan said.

In 2016, the State Comptroller found two findings in its Putnam County audit: the school system ‘s expenditures exceeded appropriations and the system’s payroll liability accounts had not been reconciled. The 2015 report found three findings.

Duncan said the audit committee has asked officials to work on these areas of weakness over the last several years.

“We’ve made progress and this is probably the culmination of that,” Duncan said.