County officials did not ignore problems revealed in March about lax county financial record keeping. Seneca County Auditor Larry Beidelschies sent a letter to County Prosecutor Ken Egbert Jr. in March. Beidelschies wrote in his letter County Treasurer Marguerite Bernard’s office had not balanced the county’s main checking account since May 2007. Beidelschies’ letter was dated March 12. Copies of Beidelschies’ letter were evidently sent to the treasurer and the county commissioners. On March 26, Egbert responded to Beidelschies’ letter with copies to the treasurer and the commissioners. Egbert included a copy of a letter from Sujata Sulzer of the auditing firm of Zupka, CPA Inc. Zupka’s firm was entrusted with the task of auditing the county books for the state of Ohio. Sulzer had written to Bernard March 19, with a copy sent to Beidelschies. In his letter, Sulzer wrote fieldwork for the 2007 audit began Jan. 14.