Missouri State Auditor to visit Andrew County for regularly scheduled audit

ANDREW COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) -- Missouri State Auditor School Fitzpatrick announced that his office will perform a regularly scheduled audit in Andrew County.

"While the county's namesake, Andrew Jackson Davis, never saw Savannah or any part of Andrew County, our auditors will take a close look at the county's various government offices with the goal of ensuring they are operating transparently and are accountable to taxpayers," Auditor Fitzpatrick said. "We will work to give taxpayers a clearer picture of how their government is performing and provide county officials with recommendations to improve areas where we identify deficiencies."

The Missouri State Auditor's Office last conducted a performance audit of Andrew County in 2018.

The audit provided the county with a "good" rating, but also revealed a miscalculation in property tax collections and brought forward concerns about the county's financial condition.

The report found errors in property tax levy calculations, resulting in $270,217 in excess collections from 2014 to 2017.

County officials then developed a four-year plan to correct the error. The report also found the county's Law Enforcement Fund operated at a deficit and officials took out a series of loans for new Sheriff's Office vehicles.

Individuals can also provide information confidentially for consideration during the audit to the State Auditor's Whistleblower Hotline at 800-347-8597, by email at moaudit@auditor.mo.gov, or by visiting www.auditor.mo.gov/hotline.