White Springs operational audit finds multiple failures

Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com An audit requested by Senator Corey Simon for the Town of White Springs has revealed multiple failures in proper management. The operational audit performed by the Sherrill F. Norman, Florida's Auditor General, found 16 findings in need of improvement. “Our audit disclosed a pervasive lack of adequate controls necessary to promote and encourage compliance with State laws, town ordinances and regulations, contracts, grant agreements and other applicable guidelines; reliability of records and reports; and the safeguarding of assets,” the audit reads. The 16 findings include the acknowledgement of a deteriorating financial condition an