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By NATALIE JOHNSON
Members of the Mason
County PUD 3's finance de-
partment were thrilled to
get a report of"no findings"
after its audit exit confer-
ence on Monday, June 6.
"It was excellent in every
way- we were very pleased,"
said Annette Creekpaum,
PUD 3 finance manager.
"They found no material
misstatements - they found
nothing wrong."
While the PUD had every
conference in its financials,
operations center on Johns nancial accountability is a
Prairie Road. would compli- "longstanding tradition" at
cate the audit, the PUD.
"There are so many new "It just shows that upper
things in the mix," she said. management takes pride
Creekpaum said that in following all the laws
the state auditors reviewed and accommodating good
public meetings, payroll, accounting practices," she
telecom activities, bid law, said. "It's an exciting place
fuel mix disclosures, con- to work because of that at-
struction change orders and titude."
anything associated withAudits aren't just about
the Johns Prairie project, bragging rights, Creek-
The PUD plans to receivepaum said. Audit results
the official audit draft re- can affect the PUD's over
port within a month, all financial stability.
The PUD hasn't had an "The audits are what
bondholders look .at - it
really is a system-wide ef-
fect,~ Creekpaum said.
Creekpaum said that extraaudit finding since 1979,
:: expenditures',~" like~ for the Creekpaum s~cl.' Creek-
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