State auditor sues Great Outdoors Colorado to force audit of grant program

The Colorado Office of the State Auditor has sued to force Great Outdoors Colorado to submit to an intensive performance audit that the lottery-funded agency says threatens its independence.

It’s the first time the office has sued to force an audit.

GOCO’s books have been audited more than 20 times since voters created the program in 1992. The most recent audit, published in November 2015, found GOCO in compliance with accounting standards and that the organization had implemented previous recommendations from the auditor’s office.

But in January, state auditor Dianne Ray asked for a deeper exploration of GOCO’s finances.

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