Athens-Clarke County’s Office of Operational Analysis plans to expand its audit of the Clarke County Sheriff’s Department, and could undertake another audit after the current study of operations is complete.
Athens-Clarke Internal Auditor Stephanie Maddox has submitted a revised work plan to the commission for approval, outlining the proposed additions to the scope of the sheriff’s office audit. Preparations began earlier this year with interviews of employees, former staff and retirees from the sheriff’s office, according to a report Maddox gave Athens-Clarke commissioners at the commission’s agenda-setting meeting Tuesday.
As a result, the audit should be expanded to issues of staffing, training, safety and morale, according to the revised work plan. Auditors will…
