Preliminary Comply with-up: An Audit of Salt Lake County District Attorney Travel Expenses – Auditor

AUDITOR’S LETTER

July 13, 2026

This is the preliminary follow-up report for An Audit of Salt Lake County District Attorney Travel Expenses, initially printed in June 2025. The authentic audit recognized three findings containing seven suggestions.

This preliminary follow-up verified that administration carried out 5 of the seven suggestions. Management carried out suggestions associated to journey approval practices, journey reimbursement approvals, and airfare quote documentation procedures.

One advice stays in progress whereas countywide revisions to Countywide Policy 1019 proceed by way of the Travel Policy Update Project. This advice will likely be reassessed in the course of the secondary follow-up.

One advice was closed as a result of revisions to Countywide Policy 1019 eradicated the requirement to finish an Airline Ticket Arrangement Form.

A secondary follow-up audit will likely be carried out by the Auditor’s Office no sooner than January 2027 to evaluate the standing of the remaining advice.

We carried out this preliminary follow-up evaluation below the Auditor’s Office’s authority to carry out audit companies as offered in Utah Code Title 17, Chapter 69, Part 3 “Powers and Duties”. The authentic audit was carried out in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS). This follow-up evaluation was carried out to evaluate the implementation standing of the suggestions issued within the authentic audit. Our findings and conclusions are based mostly on the follow-up procedures carried out and the proof obtained throughout this evaluation.

We respect the cooperation of the District Attorney’s Office all through this follow-up audit. Should you’ve got any questions, please contact me at (385) 468-7200.

Chris Harding, CPA, CFE, CIA
Salt Lake County Auditor