State audit highly critical of Accord Fire District accounting

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State audit highly critical of Accord Fire District accounting

Albany – The Accord Fire District in the Town of Rochester had poor internal controls over cash receipts and disbursements and purchasing was not appropriately designed and not operating effectively, a report from the state comptroller’s office said.

The audit, which took a look at financial activities from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2006, also questioned the little documentation available for review concerning the awarding of four contracts totaling $898,008, the agency stated.

The district “had a very weak control environment,” the comptroller’s report said. “The Board had not established policies and procedures for any of the Treasurer’s financial activities, purchasing or claims process.”

Concerning the expenditure of almost $900,000 for equipment, the audit found the board “had no assurance that the district procured these expensive items in the most prudent and economical manner, whether the procurements were influenced by favoritism, improvidence, extravagance, fraud or corruption.”

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Edited December 31, 2007 by JetPhoto