Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-08-13 | Page 11 | Negligent County Auditors

i 1 Negligent County Auditors I 0 S1 ME county auditors in Utah Utah are afflicted backbones They are required b law Jaw to make a monthly examInation of the books and aC accounts of the county treasur treas- treas ur r county recorder the of the peace sheriff and county surveyor Yet some of the auditors investigators report feel that it is a personal affront on their fellow officials to make a scrutiny bf f their books i and they pass over this important in a. a perfunctory manner If the auditors were alert to the legally required duties of their offices the ther should be little excuse for shortage over a long period Questionable practices should be u 1 covered monthly Auditors are seriously remiss re- re miss ss in 11 their work if they do not make the specified monthly accountings They are cowardly if they go to Other county officials iri in an apologetic way and explain that tha as much as they hate to ask it they must must- mustin inspect inspect in- in the books Its It's their duty they can have ave no no excuse for shirking it I In Salt Lake county the commissioners have employed a special accountant to make 3 monthly check on the a offices duty Iy assigned to the co county nty auditor The coni- coni missioner purpose of pr providing viding adequate safeguards against future looting of the public is worthy but why pay an additional official to do what t the le county forces ha have ve been supposed to be doing all along As the Utah Taxpayers Taxpayers association ass has de- de dared red in a statement It is easily conceivable that thaL if a wrong precedent in engaging unnecessary unnecessary un- un necessary assi tants for the purpose of making this audit is established it may l in the aggregate ga gate e prove a tremendous unnecessary burden the taxpayers By all means lets let's have increased vi lance against the embezzlement of public funds but its it's up to the auditors to fulfill their duties