We update this page on a quarterly basis.
Most recent update: January 2026
Next update: April 2026
Open recommendations
These are recommendations we have made but we have not yet assessed their status.
Click on the links in the table to go to each department's or office's list of open recommendations.
Responsible department or office | Number of open audit recommendations |
|---|---|
4 | |
12 | |
9 | |
18 | |
23 | |
2 | |
1 | |
17 | |
2 | |
6 | |
3 | |
8 | |
2 | |
Workforce Equity Strategic Plan Renewal Process Executive Committee | 1 |
Implementation rates for recommendations we have assessed
The list below covers recommendations we have assessed since 2021. The Auditor’s Office generally doesn’t re-assess a recommendation’s status. But if a department or office would like us to update a status, they can request that we re-assess it.
Responsible department or office | Implemented | In process | Not implemented | Percent implemented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Board of County Commissioners | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% |
Chief Operating Officer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
County Chair | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83% |
County Sheriff | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20% |
Department of Community Justice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Department of Community Services | 7 | 8 | 0 | 47% |
Department of County Assets | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80% |
Department of County Human Services | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83% |
Department of County Management | 4 | 3 | 2 | 44% |
Health Department | 19 | 9 | 3 | 61% |
Homeless Services Department | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13% |
Library | 7 | 5 | 1 | 54% |
Non-Departmental | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Recent annual recommendation status reports
Recent recommendation status evaluation reports
2025 reports
- Recommendation Status Evaluation: Animal Services - Full compliance with pre-adoption spay & neuter efforts is still in process
- Recommendation Status Evaluation: The Library has implemented most of the audit recommendations, but employee concerns remain an issue
- Recommendation Status Evaluation: The county implemented three of the pandemic funds audit recommendations, but found the other two recommendations not practical to implement
- Recommendation Status Evaluation: The Joint Office of Homeless Services has implemented one of the 2023 audit recommendations, while others are in process or not implemented
2024 reports
- Recommendation Status Evaluation: The county is still in the process of implementing the budget process audit recommendations
- Recommendation Status Evaluation: Animal Services: Several recommendations implemented, some still in process
- Recommendation Status Evaluation: The Library has implemented one recommendation and is in the process of implementing another
- Recommendation Status Evaluation: Pandemic Response Contact Tracing
2023 reports
2022 reports
- Recommendation Status Evaluation: Behavioral Health Services Division has implemented nearly all recommendations from the 2019 audit
- Recommendation Status Evaluation: Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Services Division has implemented nearly all recommendations from the 2019 audit
- Recommendation Status Evaluation #2: County's response to the COVID-19 pandemic - County implemented most recommendations
- Recommendation Status Evaluation: Integrated Clinical Services is making progress on recommendations from the 2019 primary care audit
2021 reports