Thank you, Kentucky, for allowing me to serve as your 47th Auditor of Public Accounts for the last eight years! I’m humbled to have led Team #FollowTheData during that time. This is not goodbye, but see you later.

On behalf of Lynn, our family, and Team #FollowTheData, I want to wish all our fellow Kentuckians a Merry Christmas! And always remember the reason for the season.

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I thank them and our other employees who will be departing at the end of my term. They are more than just members of Team #FollowTheData. They are like family.

Jason Johnson, Executive Director of the Office of State Government Audits and Technology. Jason couldn’t attend today, but he has served the Commonwealth for 28 years and five months. #FollowTheData

Tim Gutman, Director of Financial Operations, who served the people of Kentucky for 29 years. #FollowTheData

Graham Gray, General Counsel, who has served the Commonwealth for 22 years. #FollowTheData

Tiffany Welch, Executive Director of the Office of Special Examinations with 26 and a half years of service to the Commonwealth. #FollowTheData

Assistant State Auditor Farrah Petter, who served Kentucky for 24 and a half years. #FollowTheData

As my time as Auditor winds down, we said goodbye to several members of Team #FollowTheData who are retiring after many years of service to Kentucky. 🧵

Do you have information regarding alleged waste, fraud, and abuse in local or state government. Call Team #FollowTheData at 800-KY-ALERT, or contact us through our website portal. #Accountability #Transparency #GoodGovernment https://t.co/gcILUZ93ht

And our audit of the Elliott County Fiscal Court for Fiscal Year 2023 contains two findings. #FollowTheData

The Fiscal Year 2023 audit of the Christian County Fiscal Court has two findings. #FollowTheData

We have one finding from our audit of former Ohio County Sheriff Tracy Beatty’s 2022 fee account. #FollowTheData

The audit of the 2022 fee account for former McCreary County Sheriff Randy Waters has two findings. #FollowTheData

There is also one finding from our audit of former McCracken County Clerk Julie Griggs’ fee account for 2022, which covers January 1 – July 31, 2022. #FollowTheData

There is one finding on the audit of McCracken County Clerk Jamie Huskey’s 2022 fee account, which covers August 1 – December 31, 2022. #FollowTheData

The audit of the 2022 fee account for Marion County Clerk Chad G. Mattingly contains a single finding. #FollowTheData

We have three findings from our audit of Green County Sheriff Robby Beard’s 2022 fee account. #FollowTheData

There are also no findings for former Edmonson County Sheriff Shane Doyle’s 2022 fee account, which covers January 1 – November 30, 2022. #FollowTheData