Audit of county finances finds weaknesses in internal controls

The state’s auditor who examined Fall River County’s books for 2024/25,Toby Qualm, spent more than a half hour discussing his findings at the September 17 commission meeting. Photo by Beth Bogart/FRCH-S
The state’s auditor who examined Fall River County’s books for 2024/25,Toby Qualm, spent more than a half hour discussing his findings at the September 17 commission meeting. Photo by Beth Bogart/FRCH-S

HOT SPRINGS – Toby Qualm, the auditor from the State’s Department of Legislative Affairs who has been in charge of looking into Fall River County’s finances for 2024 and 2025, presented his report to the commissioners at their September 17 meeting.

Reading from his 14-page detailed report listing 10 areas of concern, Qualm elaborated on the four “deficiencies in internal control which are material …