County issues call for outside accounting services

Whitman County commissioners Monday issued a qualifications call for professional services to compile an assessment of the county’s financial management.

Cost of such a project had earlier been estimated in the $80,000 range in a preliminary quote from the Government Finance Officers’ Association.

Monday’s call opens up the project to other firms who could provide the assessment services. Deadline for submitting proposals to the commissioners’ office is Aug. 18.

Commissioners opted to seek an assessment because the State Auditor could not issue an official opinion about the 2012 county’s finan...