Madison County opens three bids for fiscal‑2025 audit and associated forensic audit; review set for Sept. 15

The board opened three bids for the county's forensic audit (part of the fiscal‑2025 audit work) and briefly reviewed fee schedules and hourly rates in the proposals. A board member noted that forensic work is required before completing the fiscal‑2025 audit and that Kylie requested the forensic review first; members found hourly fee schedules and some prepayment requests in the materials and agreed they needed time to study the documents.

Supervisors agreed to take the proposals home and reconvene at a special meeting/work session on Tuesday the 15th at 09:45 to consider awards. The Chair and the auditor said the group would consider awarding the audit first and then proceed to detailed policy work; no contract awards were made at the special meeting.

Quotes and fee tables were available in the bid documents handed out at the meeting; board members flagged Baker Tilly for follow‑up on fee details and said they would examine prepayment and hourly‑rate language before the award decision.