JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday released a report covering the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. The report is part of a comprehensive review of Clay County government initiated by the public through the petition audit process. “The taxpayers that initiated this audit of Clay County made it clear they wanted a thorough, independent review of their county government. This is the fourth report we have issued to do just that,” Galloway said. “I appreciate the sheriff’s commitment to address the findings in the report and ensure his office is operating as efficiently as possible on behalf of Clay County citizens.” The report made recommendations to improve accounting processes in the sheriff’s office, including ensuring deposits are made timely and the numerical sequence of manual receipts is accounted for. The report also recommended the county have written agreements with other counties and cities that board prisoners in the Clay County Jail and ensure…