Are Jefferson County’s financial processes broken?

Two important process and procedure issues are not being addressed by County officials. The first deeply concerning issue is a breakdown or an ignoring of policies and procedures between the County Commissioners, the Clerk of Court and the County Coordinator. The second has been reported in the annual audit for a dozen years, and that’s a failure to comply with Separation of Duties by the Sheriff and Clerk of Court. The first has to do with policies and procedures regarding buying goods and s