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Montezuma County commissioners set a September 1 deadline for the sheriff's internal timekeeping investigation results, with a forensic audit of up to $50,000 going back five years if they were not received
Confidence: Confirmed · 1 sourceMontezuma County · Oct 13, 2026
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Montezuma County Sheriff's Office
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Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners
What happened
Resolution 8-2026 of the Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners states that county administration raised a serious timekeeping and payroll issue with the Sheriff's Office in May 2026, that the Sheriff's Office opened an internal affairs investigation, and that the Board formally requested the full results on July 6, 2026. The resolution says that if the results had not been received by September 1, the county would seek independent review of the investigation or proceed with a forensic audit of timekeeping at the Sheriff's Office going back five years, spending up to $50,000. The sources reviewed do not say whether the results were delivered or what the investigation found.
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Resolution No. 8-2026: A Resolution on a Forensic Audit of Timekeeping Practices at the Sheriff's OfficeTherefore, be it resolved that if the Board of County Commissioners has not received the requested investigation results by September 1st, the County will seek independent review of the internal affairs investigation or move forward with a forensic audit of timekeeping practices at the Sheriff’s Office going back 5 years to independently establish the appropriate oversight, expending up to $50,000, as previously approved by motion at the July 14th 2026 Board of County Commissioners meeting.
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