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Auditors: Serious problems found in Treasurers Office
Commission blames lack of leadership for shortcomings
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Barton County Treasurer Kevin Wondra faces questions from county commissioners Tuesday morning. - photo by DALE HOGG Great Bend Tribune
Barton County commissioners were enraged to learn Tuesday morning that shortcomings found by auditors in the beleaguered Treasurer’s Office had still not been rectified, thus preventing Adams, Brown, Beran and Ball from conducting the 2013 audit and delaying the county’s entire budget-planning process.“These problems are serious and impact county operations,” said County Administrator Richard Boeckman. Should the Commission not be able to meet its requirement by the mandated deadline, the county would be out of compliance with state statutes.What started as a review of the audit erupted into a scathing rebuke of County Treasurer Kevin Wondra. Commissioners placed the blame for the quagmire on what they called a lack of leadership on Wondra’s part.At issue are tax rolls and county bank accounts that have not been reconciled, some dating back as far as May of last year, meaning the office was already not meeting statutory guidelines.