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Cities, counties and other political subdivisions in Nebraska could be fined for filing late reports with the state under a bill advanced from general file March 9.<\/p>\n

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Sen. Rita Sanders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Government entities that fail to file required reports with the state auditor of public accounts could be fined $20 a day \u2014 up to $2,000 total per filing \u2014 under LB368, introduced by Bellevue Sen. Rita Sanders.<\/p>\n

Sanders said 309 reports were filed late in the 2019 fiscal year and 19 subdivisions have yet to file for that year.<\/p>\n

\u201cChasing these reports down can be frustrating and expensive for the auditor\u2019s office and it prevents the public from seeing the results of an audit in a timely manner,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s currently no enforcement mechanism for those that choose to ignore the set deadline.\u201d<\/p>\n

Norfolk Sen. Michael Flood supported the bill, saying it would make political subdivisions better stewards of taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019ve got some renegade or lazy or non-conforming board that doesn\u2019t think they\u2019re subject to the transparency requirements of the auditor\u2019s office, there should be some accountability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sen. Mike Groene said he supported giving the state auditor the flexibility to impose a fine on subdivisions that are negligent while possibly waiving fines for those that file late due to an oversight.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers adopted a technical amendment 36-0 and advanced LB368 to select file on a 37-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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