Beaver County Posts 11 Years of Audits; Key Reports Missing | The Locally Times
The county's new online archive contains annual audits from 2014-2024 but omits the 2023 expenditure report and all simplified public summaries since 2010.
The Beaver County Controller's Office has posted an 11-year archive of detailed financial records to the county’s official website, creating a new resource for public oversight. These technical documents detail the county's assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenditures. ## A Change in Reporting Titles The posted records show a change in the title of the main annual audit. The county’s website does not explain the reason for the change in nomenclature or if it signifies any alteration in reporting standards. ## Gaps in Public Summaries and Expenditure Data While the collection of comprehensive reports is extensive, the online archive is missing documents that provide simplified or more specific views of county finances. However, the county has only posted PAFRs for the fiscal years 2008 and 2010. The records do not include any popular reports for the 13-year period from 2011 through 2023, leaving a gap in easily digestible financial summaries. The corresponding expenditure report for the 2023 fiscal year is not present in the online collection, and the records offer no explanation for its absence. ## Sporadic Supplemental Updates Posted Beyond the primary annual audits, the Controller's Office has also posted a selection of supplemental financial documents. These provide snapshots of county spending and fiscal management at specific points in time, rather than as part of a consistent annual series. The release of these supplemental reports does not follow a predictable yearly schedule.