Everything above is a visual summary. What follows is the
verbatim audit text: the executive summary, with the full report,
methods, monitoring plan, records requests, and records pages linked under Documents.
Madison has not been audited yet. Audits run in the open, one town at a time, with the same ten-step process every time.
What an audit covers
Where the money goes: adopted budgets, reconciled
Where your tax dollar goes: levy allocation, verified
Are controls working: audit findings and closure status
What drives costs: benefits, capital, staffing, revenue risks
What could not be tested: stated plainly, with the records that would close each gap