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Travel Audit of Salt Lake County Library Services

Scope

The scope of the audit was from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.

Objectives

The audit objectives were to examine Salt Lake County Library Services travel booking processes and provide reasonable assurance that:

  • County employees comply with applicable travel policies when booking travel.
  • An analysis is performed to determine if alternative forms of communication were considered before incurring travel expenses.

Report Highlights

Lack of secondary approval for airfare purchased that exceeded $200 more than the initially approved airfare cost

For one out of six (17%) airfares purchased for employee travel, there was no documentation of secondary approvals retained or uploaded with travel packet documentation when the airfare cost increased more than $200 from the initially approved amount. Secondary approval is required if the cost exceeds $100 of the approved pricing per Salt Lake County Mayor’s Operations Travel Instructions and Checklist.