Auditing. The finance director shall develop required plans for the auditing of county department/division/unit procurements in conjunction with the county administrator. In procurement audits thereafter, the external auditors of the county shall review the adequacy of the system’s internal controls in order to ensure compliance with the requirement of this code and the ensuing regulations. Any noncompliance discovered through audit must be transmitted in management letters to the Colleton County council. The chief procurement officer, the county finance director and/or the county department/division/unit responsible for any noncompliance related to the Colleton County Procurement Code shall provide in writing proposed corrective action(s) to be a part of the external audit of the county.

Fiscal Reporting. The Colleton County finance director shall assume responsibility for operation and maintenance of the automated fiscal reporting procedures and shall assume responsibility for providing reports to the Colleton County Administrator regarding the status of budgets, transfers and expenditures in all county departments/divisions/units. (Ord. 03-O-04 (part), 2003)