On November 20, representatives of the State Auditor's Office presented the City of Sumner with their accountability report from auditing the City's records for 2011.  The Auditor reported one finding, and that was regarding the inter-fund loans for the Golf Course that remain outstanding.  The City replied to the Auditor that with the Council passing the resolution in October to begin marketing the golf course for sale, the City hopes to resolve this issue and repay the inter-fund loans within the next year.

Other than that, the Auditor gave Sumner high marks for its processes and finances. Some specifics included: 

• The Police Department is properly tracking all paper and electronic citations.
• Trade of firearms by the Police Department has been very successful insaving taxpayers money, but now the department has a credit balance with the fire arms dealer that it should use. 
• General disbursement expenditures are properly approved and adequately supported.
• Adjusted receipts and deleted cases are properly created, validated, supported and reviewed by the Municipal Court's administrator.                  
• The City is properly supporting and recording Local Improvement District transactions.
• The City has created an indirect cost allocation plan per the Auditor's  recommendation in a prior audit.
• The City provided accurate statements and schedules for the audit.
• Employees are paid according to the City's approved compensation schedule.
• There is no conflict of interest with the mayor owning a farm approximately one mile south of the Orton Junction project.  This was in response to a question the Auditor received directly from a citizen. 
• The City's compliance and internal controls over federal grant programs showed no deficiencies or weaknesses.