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DEPARTMENT: Administration
SUBMITTED BY: Commissioner Jerod Gross
PRESENTED BY: Mandy Hines, County Administrator
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Womack Sanitation / Audit Determination
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REQUESTED MOTION:
Motion to cease (or continue) moving forward with an Audit of Womack Sanitation's books and records.
SUMMARY:
Request for formal action of the Board to either withdraw or continue with the audit request and negotiation of a Scope of Work to perform an audit of Womack Sanitations books and records.
BACKGROUND:
On September 10, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners (the "Board") directed the County's administration to initiate an audit of the books and records of the County's solid waste franchisee, Womack Sanitation, Inc. ("Womack").
On May 27, 2025, the administration provided an update to the Board, advising that the terms of an Agreed Upon Procedure for the requested audit had not yet been reached, and seeking direction as to the scope of the audit. At that time, there was a consensus of the Board to perform a "2024 revenue and expenses audit" for the Desoto County portions of Womack's operations.
Following the aforementioned meeting, the County Administrator and County Attorney communicated with the County's auditors, Purvis Gray, who advised that based upon their professional standards and guidelines, a limited review of Womack's books and records as proposed would not fall within the standard definition of an "audit" and they would not be able to qualify the work product as an audit.
On July 16, 2025, Purvis Gray provided a proposed a "Compilation Agreement" which detailed a limited engagement where they would essentially compile Womack's financial documents and information and create Womack's financial statements as they relate to DeSoto County operations for 2024, covering revenues and expenses. However, as noted above, it would ...
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