Thu Feb 09 2012
by Eric Marotta
Editor
Northfield Center -- State auditors found material weaknesses and instances of noncompliance in audits of Northfield Center Township finances, but there were far fewer findings for 2008 and 2009 than in the state's 2006-07 report, when auditors cited a dozen instances of noncompliance with state law, material weaknesses and significant deficiencies.
"It's a great audit," said Township Fiscal Officer Monica James. "It's down to two issues that are unresolved and we're working on those."
Unlike the 2006-07 report, which combined two years, auditors released separate reports for the years 2008 and 2009 on Aug. 24.
Auditors said they found four areas of material weaknesses and/or noncompliance with state law in the township's 2008 records.
Two of the four areas had been findings in the 2006-07 audit report and were the only findings in the 2009 report. Those two repeated findings involved errors in the recording of receipts and expenditures and spending without proper certification.
While auditors said the errors in recording of receipts and expenditures were partially corrected from 2006-07 to 2008, the 2009 report lists the area as not having been corrected from 2008.
The spending without proper certification finding had not been corrected in either 2008 or 2009, auditors said.
James said she has spoken with other township officials charged with spending in attempted to resolve the issue.
The other two 2008 findings, which auditors said had been corrected, involved partial payment of one Trustee's salary out of the wrong fund and certain spending that was in excess of the township's estimated resources.
E-mail: emarotta@recordpub.com
Phone: 330-688-0088 ext. 3171
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