A long-awaited financial audit of the Stanislaus Council of Governments found a lack of internal controls, shoddy accounting and noncompliance with federal programs.
The findings are in an overdue independent audit report for the year ending June 30, 2024. A second audit report, for 2024-25, is overdue for the same reason the first one was late: StanCOG’s financial records were in a shambles.
The current management of StanCOG, a regional transportation agency for Stanislaus County and its cities, said in a report to its management and finance committee this week that the audit by Lance, Soll and Langhard LLP reflected a challenging period for the agency, marked by lack of financial leadership and oversight…