By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer
Forest County has reached a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service following a dispute over recent audit findings.
During Thursday’s commissioners meeting, chairman Bob Snyder said the county signed off on the agreement March 27 that will result in a $2,507 fine for a previous public defender that received a monthly stipend for office expenses.
In October, the IRS evaluated the county’s financial records from the 2014 fiscal year and pointed out 10 different positions it didn’t believe were classified correctly.
The auditor took issue with subcontractors not being considered county employees, including guardian-ad-litem, public defenders, court-appointed attorneys and the county solicitor.