gr00154.xml AUDITOR: An Inventory of Its Audit Reports of Counties at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Alex Kent, December 2011. Finding aid written in English OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. State Auditor. Audit Reports of Counties. 1970-2004. Materials in English. Annual or other periodic reports on the examination of the financial affairs of counties by the State Auditor. The reports contain comments and recommendations regarding fiscal procedures; summaries of financial conditions, in general and with respect to fund transactions, investments, bonded indebtedness, and federal revenue sharing; balance sheets and supporting statements; classifications of receipts and disbursements; notes to financial statements; summaries of fixed assets, taxable valuations, and tax levies and returns; and names of officials and verifications of official bonds. In some cases, the State Auditor prepared a management and compliance letter in lieu of a full audit report. Some reports for 1970-1972 were done by the State Auditor’s predecessor, the Public Examiner. 66.0 cubic feet (68 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. State Auditor. Audit Reports of Counties. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Provenance:

Seven boxes of audit reports for 1986 were inadvertently destroyed at the state records center in 1997.

 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 988-211; 989-161; 991-82; 992-204; 994-132; 994-180; 998-7; 998-24; 996-30; 996-116; 997-28; 998-99; 999-1; 2001-39; 2006-3; 2006-33; 2006-48; 2007-34; 2008-63; 2009-43; 2010-41; 2011-34; 2013-17; 2013-52

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001711420

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: County officials and employees -- Minnesota -- Registers. Finance, Public -- Minnesota -- Counties. Local finance -- Minnesota -- Accounting. Organizations: Minnesota. Dept. of Public Examiner. Functions: Auditing. DETAILED DESCRIPTION 1970-1977 115.B.12.5B Aitkin County, 1971-1977. Anoka County, 1970-1977. Anoka County in School Program, 1974-1975. Anoka County Summer Youth, 1974, 1975. Anoka County Title II Sub-Grant, 1975. Anoka County Title III Sub-Grant, 1975. Anoka County Title VI Sub-Grant, 1975. Becker County, 1971-1977. Beltrami County, 1971-1977. Benton County, 1971-1977. Big Stone County, 1971-1977. Blue Earth County, 1970-1977. 115.B.12.6F Brown County, 1971-1977.

Includes Brown County School Administrator, 1971.

 Carlton County, 1970-1977. Carver County, 1971-1977. Cass County, 1972-1977. Chippewa County, 1971-1977. Chisago County, 1971-1977. Clay County, 1971-1977. 115.B.12.7B Clearwater County, 1971-1977. Cook County, 1970-1976. Cottonwood County, 1970-1977. Crow Wing County, 1971-1977. Dakota County, 1971-1977. Dodge County, 1971-1977. Douglas County, 1971-1974, 1976, 1977. 115.B.12.8F Faribault County, 1971-1977. Fillmore County, 1971-1977. Freeborn County, 1970-1977. Goodhue County, 1970-1977. Grant County, 1970-1976. Houston County, 1971-1977.

Includes county treasurer’s report, 1971–1972.

 Hubbard County, 1971-1977. Isanti County, 1971-1977. Itasca County, 1970-1977. 115.B.12.9B Jackson County, 1971-1977. Kanabec County, 1971-1976. Kandiyohi County, 1971-1977. Kittson County, 1970-1976. Koochiching County, 1971-1977. Lac Qui Parle County, 1970-1977. Lake County, 1970-1976. Lake of the Woods County, 1971-1977. 115.B.12.10F Le Sueur County, 1971-1977. Lincoln County, 1971-1977. Lyon County, 1970-1977. McLeod County, 1970-1977. Mahnomen County, 1971-1976. Marshall County, 1970-1976. Martin County, 1970-1977. Meeker County, 1971-1977. 115.B.12.11B Mille Lacs County, 1970-1977. Morrison County, 1970-1977. Mower County, 1970-1977. Murray County, 1970-1977. Nicollet County, 1971-1976. Nobles County, 1971-1977. Norman County, 1970-1977. Olmsted County, 1970-1977. 115.B.12.12F Otter Tail County, 1971-1977. Pennington County, 1976-1977. Pine County, 1971-1974, 1976, 1977. Pipestone County, 1970-1976. Polk County, 1971-1977. Pope County, 1971-1977. Ramsey County, 1970-1974, 1975-1977.

1975 is a supplemental letter only.

 115.B.12.13B Red Lake County, 1971-1976. Redwood County, 1970-1977. Renville County, 1971-1977. Rice County, 1971-1977. Rock County, 1970-1976. Roseau County, 1971-1977. St. Louis County, 1971-1977. 115.B.12.14F Scott County, 1971-1977. Sherburne County, 1971-1977. Sibley County, 1971-1977. Stearns County, 1970-1977. Steele County, 1971-1975, 1977. Stevens County, 1971-1976. Swift County, 1970-1977. Todd County, 1970-1977. 115.B.12.15B Traverse County, 1971-1977. Wabasha County, 1971-1977. Wadena County, 1970-1977. Waseca County, 1971-1977. Washington County, 1970-1977. Watonwan County, 1970-1977. Wilkin County, 1971-1977. 115.B.12.16F Winona County, 1970-1975. Wright County, 1970-1977, 1979.

Includes Wright County Elementary and Secondary Education Act of ’65 Superintendent of Schools, 1970-1971.

 Yellow Medicine County, 1970-1977.

[0.5 cubic feet empty]

 1971-1982 (bulk 1977-1982)

Files may include full reports and management and compliance letters.

 131.C.14.7B Aitkin County, 1978-1982. Anoka County, 1978-1982. Becker County, 1978-1982. Beltrami County, 1978-1982. Benton County, 1978-1980, 1982. Big Stone County, 1978-1982. Blue Earth County, 1978-1982. Brown County, 1978-1982. 131.C.14.8F Carlton County, 1978-1982. Carver County, 1978-1982. Cass County, 1978-1982. Chippewa County, 1978-1982. Chisago County, 1978-1982. Clay County, 1978-1982. Clearwater County, 1978-1982. Cook County, 1977-1979. 131.C.14.9B Cook County, 1980-1981. Cottonwood County, 1978-1982. Crow Wing County, 1978-1982. Dakota County, 1978-1982. Dodge County, 1978-1982. Douglas County, 1978-1982. Faribault County, 1978-1982. Fillmore County, 1978-1981. Freeborn County, 1978-1982. 131.C.14.10F Goodhue County, 1978-1982. Grant County, 1977-1978, 1980-1982. Hennepin County, 1978, 1981-1982. Houston County, 1978-1981. Hubbard County, 1978-1982. Isanti County, 1978-1982. Itasca County, 1978, 1980-1982. Jackson County, 1978-1982. Kanabec County, 1977-1982. Kandiyohi County, 1978-1982. 131.C.15.1B Kittson County, 1977-1982. Koochiching County, 1978-1982. Lac Qui Parle County, 1978, 1980-1982. Lake County, 1977-1982. Lake of the Woods County, 1978-1982. Le Sueur County, 1978-1982. Lincoln County, 1978-1982. Lyon County, 1978-1982. McLeod County, 1978-1979. 131.C.15.2F McLeod County, 1980-1982. Mahnomen County, 1977-1982. Marshall County, 1977-1982. Martin County, 1978-1982. Meeker County, 1978-1982. Mille Lacs County, 1978-1982. Morrison County, 1978-1982. Mower County, 1978-1982. Murray County, 1978-1979. 131.C.15.3B Murray County, 1980-1982. Nicollet County, 1977-1982. Nobles County, 1978-1982. Norman County, 1978-1982. Olmsted County, 1978-1982. Otter Tail County, 1978-1982. Pennington County, 1971-1982. 131.C.15.4F Pine County, 1978-1979, 1980, 1982. Pipestone County, 1977-1982. Polk County, 1978-1982. Pope County, 1978-1982. Ramsey County, 1978-1982. Red Lake County, 1977-1982. Redwood County, 1978-1982. Renville County, 1978-1982. Rice County, 1978-1982. 131.C.15.5B Rock County, 1977-1982. Roseau County, 1978-1982. St. Louis County, 1978-1982. Scott County, 1978-1982. Sherburne County, 1978-1982. Sibley County, 1978-1982. Stearns County, 1978-1979, 1981-1982. Steele County, 1978-1981. 131.C.15.6F Steele County, 1982. Stevens County, 1977-1982. Swift County, 1978-1982. Todd County, 1978-1982. Traverse County, 1978-1982. Wabasha County, 1978-1982. Wadena County, 1978-1982. Waseca County, 1978-1982 Washington County, 1980-1982. Watonwan County, 1978-1982. 133.B.17.15B Wilkin County, 1978-1982. Winona County, 1978-1982. Wright County, 1978-1982. Yellow Medicine County, 1978-1982.

[0.5 cubic feet empty, letter]

 1983-1994

Files may include full reports and management and compliance letters; missing counties are listed.

Seven boxes of audit reports for 1986 were accidentally destroyed at the state records center in 1997.

 120.H.9.4F Aitkin-Rice, 1983. 120.H.9.5B Rock-Yellow Medicine, 1983. Aitkin-Lyon, 1984. 120.H.9.6F McLeod-Yellow Medicine, 1984. Aitkin-Cottonwood. 1985. 120.H.9.7B Crow Wing-Stearns, 1985. 120.H.9.8F Steele-Yellow Medicine, 1985. Aitkin-Lake, 1986. 131.C.10.6F Lake of the Woods-Yellow Medicine, 1986. 131.C.10.7B Aitkin-Hubbard, 1987. 131.C.10.8F Isanti-Norman, 1987. 131.C.19.3B Olmsted-Waseca, 1987. 131.C.14.2F Washington-Yellow Medicine, 1987. Aitkin-Kandiyohi, 1988.

Missing: Hennepin.

 131.C.14.3B Kittson-Stevens, 1988. 133.B.17.7B Swift-Yellow Medicine, 1988. Aitkin-Lake of the Woods, 1989.

Missing: Hennepin.

 131.C.14.4F Le Sueur-Yellow Medicine, 1989. 131.C.14.5B Aitkin-Mower 1990.

Missing: Dakota and Hennepin.

 131.C.14.6F Murray-Yellow Medicine, 1990. Aitkin-Chisago, 1991 131.C.17.4F Clay-Pennington, 1991.

Missing: Dakota, Hennepin, and Olmsted.

 131.C.17.5B Pine-Yellow Medicine, 1991. Aitkin-Chisago, 1992. 131.C.19.1B Clay-Morrison, 1992.

Missing: Hennepin.

 131.C.19.2F Mower-Yellow Medicine, 1992. 131.C.18.10F Aitkin-Murray, 1993.

Missing: Anoka, Blue Earth, and Dakota.

 131.C.19.5B Nicollet-Yellow Medicine, 1993.

Missing: Olmsted.

 Aitkin-Chisago, 1994. 131.C.19.6F Clay-Pennington, 1994. 131.C.19.7B Pine-Yellow Medicine, 1994. 1995-2004

Files may include full reports and management and compliance letters; unknown if these are complete for all counties.

 133.B.17.8F Anoka-Le Sueur, 1995.

Missing: Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Goodhue, Hennepin.

 133.B.17.16F Lincoln-Sibley, 1995. 133.B.17.9B Stearns-Yellow Medicine, 1995. Aitkin-Clearwater, 1996. 133.B.17.10F Cook-Lyon, 1996.

Missing: Hennepin.

 120.E.4.1B McLeod-Sibley, 1996.

Missing: McLeod.

 133.B.17.11B Stearns-Yellow Medicine, 1996. Aitkin-Dakota, 1997. 133.B.17.12F Dodge-Otter Tail, 1997.

Missing: Hennepin.

 120.E.4.2F Pennington-Yellow Medicine, 1997. Aitkin-Chippewa, 1998. 133.B.17.13B Chisago-Morrison 1998.

Missing: Hennepin.

 120.E.4.3B Mower-Yellow Medicine, 1998. 133.B.17.14F Aitkin-Koochiching, 1999.

Missing: Hennepin.

 133.B.19.12F Lac qui Parle-Steele, 1999. 133.B.19.13B Stevens-Yellow Medicine, 1999. Aitkin-Faribault, 2000. 120.E.4.4F Fillmore-Nicollet, 2000.

Missing: Hennepin.

 133.B.19.14F Nobles-Yellow Medicine, 2000. 131.C.3.4F Aitkin-Dodge 2001.

[0.5 cubic feet empty, letter]

 131.C.3.5B Douglas-Ramsey, 2001.

Missing: Hennepin.

 131.C.3.6F Redwood-Yellow Medicine, 2001. Aitkin-Fillmore, 2002. 117.H.1.4F Freeborn-Rock, 2002.

Missing: Hennepin.

 120.E.4.5B Roseau-Yellow Medicine, 2002. Aitkin-Itasca, 2003.

Missing: Beltrami, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Jackson, Kanabec.

 120.E.4.9B Kandiyohi-Yellow Medicine, 2003.

Missing: Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, McLeod, Marshall, Martin, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Steele, Todd, Wadena, Waseca.

 Anoka-Houston, 2004.

Counties present: Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dodge, Houston.

 120.E.4.10F Itasca-Washington, 2004.

Counties Present: Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lincoln, Mahnomen, Murray, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Washington.