Report 2014-122 Recommendation 2 Responses
Report 2014-122: Ross Valley Sanitary District: The Board and Management Have Only Recently Begun to Address Significant Weaknesses in the District's Financial and Administrative Functions (Release Date: April 2015)
Recommendation #2 To: Ross Valley Sanitary District
The district should strengthen its financial and administrative policies to make it clear that the activities of approving invoices, recording invoices, preparing checks, and reconciling bank statements to the district's records should be performed by separate individuals.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From April 2017
Complete. Codified in Accounting and Payroll Procedure, "Accounts Payable Processing"
- Completion Date: March 2017
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
We reviewed the district's policy and agree that the new procedures address our recommendation.
1-Year Agency Response
Standard procedure now. Draft Revenue/Cash Balance Management Policy is pending Board consideration.
- Estimated Completion Date: FY 2016-17
- Response Date: April 2016
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
6-Month Agency Response
This is Standard practice currently. New Financial Practices and Controls Policy will codify the practice. This new Policy should be adopted by July 2016.
- Estimated Completion Date: July 2016
- Response Date: October 2015
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
This is Standard practice currently. New Financial Practices and Controls Policy will codify the practice. This new Policy should be adopted by September 2015.
- Estimated Completion Date: September 2015
- Response Date: June 2015
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2014-122
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.