FY 2025 audit findings — bank reconciliations and cash handling
Richland Hills
Summary
The city's independent audit found bank reconciliations went undone for all of 2025 and over $31,000 in cash and checks sat undeposited in a safe. Three finance directors in under a year contributed to the breakdown; interim staff have reinstated daily deposits and are catching up on reconciliations.
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Last discussed Apr 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Missed reconciliations led to unrecorded revenues and duplicated payments; the audit itself was delayed and could have jeopardized property tax revenue under a new state deadline.
Residents gain when city money is tracked, deposited daily, and financial reports are reliable.
No one is directly harmed, but taxpayers bore risk while controls lapsed during 2025.
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