County hires internal auditor and relaunches hotline for fraud and ethical concerns

Hillary Williams (speaker 10) introduced herself as Glynn County's new operational-review and internal-audit resource, outlined plans to meet one-on-one with department directors to map workflows and said she will prioritize audits by highest operational risk.

Williams announced the county relaunched a hotline for suspected fraud, abuse of position and ethical concerns; the communication went to all county employees and included a fillable questionnaire and posters in break rooms. She cited a fraud-examiner industry report stating that hotlines are a top channel for reporting and that relaunching the hotline supports integrity and accountability efforts.

Williams said the hotline currently accepts phone and emailed submissions and that staff plan to add an internal web form in the future to capture tips and, if tips arrive, to quantify resulting savings or recoveries.