The Town of Fort Jones engaged Adam Cox as contract city administrator at a low point in the town's administrative health. The town had gone four consecutive fiscal years without its required state audits, and the state had responded by holding funding the town depended on, including money for water, sewer, and transportation projects. The prior administration had combined the manager and bookkeeper roles in one person, with no separation of duties.
Cox brought in an independent audit firm and two CPA practices to reconstruct the town's books and restart the overdue audits, rebuilt the administrative team, provided interim oversight of the police department, and reopened the town's standing with the state agencies whose funding had stalled.