State treasurer’s office to city: Where’s your audit?
The office of state Treasurer Curtis Loftis is calling out the city of Darlington, along with several other towns in the Pee Dee, for being late filing their audits for fiscal year 2017.
In a statement posted on the treasurer’s website, the treasurer’s office says Darlington, along with other Pee Dee towns including Lake City, Latta and Timmonsville, are late filing their audits with the state. The website adds: “The Treasurer by law is allowed to withhold certain funding until an audit is completed within 13 months of the end of the municipal fiscal year.”
What does this mean for Darlington? Very little at this point, it appears.
Darlington City Manager Howard Garland said that the problem began about two and a half years ago, when the city’s previous auditing firm, Hill and Jordan, lost some key employees who’d been dealing with Darlington’s audit. That caused delays, and even though the city is now working with a new firm, “We’re still playing catch-up,” Garland said.
He said the new firm, WebsterRogers of Florence, is working to complete the audit that the treasurer’s office needs.
— Bobby Bryant