Bloomfield, MO - State Auditor Nicole Galloway announced that her office has begun a regularly scheduled audit of Stoddard County.  Citizens with information relevant to the audit are encouraged to contact the auditor's Whistleblower Hotline.  The county received a rating of "fair" in an audit issued in March 2018.

"Audits can help local officials take steps to make government more efficient and effective for taxpayers," comment Galloway in a press release.  "I encourage residents with information that would be helpful to our audit of Stoddard County to contact my office through the Whistleblower Hotline."

Residents who would like to provide information for consideration in this or any audit may contact the State Auditor's Whistleblower Hotline at moaudit@auditor.mo.gov or by calling 1-800-347-8597.

Concerns may also be submitted anonymously online at auditor.mo.gov/hotline

The state of Missouri tries to personally audit a county every four years, according to presiding commissioner Danny Talkington.

The county was audited four times last year: One was the annual financial audit and three concerned the CARES Act.