Deer Park city officials expressed little concern about audit findings discovered by the Washington State Auditor’s Office earlier this year.

The audit, which covered the period between Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2006, was critical of the way the city staff prepared its Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) and its failure to submit a federal single audit report to the Federal Clearinghouse by Sept. 30, 2007.

The auditor’s office claimed the city incorrectly included $97,962 state and local expenditures to its Community Development Block and Airport Aid grants reports. The city, which received more than $500,000 in federal funds in 2006, missed the deadline to comply with federal single audit reporting requirements.

The office acknowledged that the subsequent audit of the federal funds did not find any deficiencies.

Mayor Robert Whisman was not deeply concerned with the findings.

In its written response, city officials said a management letter might have been a more appropriate means of addressing the issues since they have never been brought to the attention of city officials in past federal audit reporting.

The auditor’s office said it will take another look at the city’s findings during next year’s audit.