Report 2020-301 Recommendation 2 Responses

Report 2020-301: Judicial Branch Procurement: Courts Generally Met Procurement Requirements, but Some Need to Improve Their Payment Practices (Release Date: January 2021)

Recommendation #2 To: Superior Court of California, County of Lake

To reduce the risk of improper payments, by July 1, 2021, the court should revise its payment process to incorporate an alternative safeguard in any instance when it is not practical to fully separate payment duties.

60-Day Agency Response

All invoices now have documented secondary approval by other court staff before the CEO approves and posts the payments.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Fully Implemented

As part of its 60-day response to us, the court provided documentation demonstrating that it has implemented the alternative safeguard described in its response. To the extent that the court follows this process, it will help mitigate the risk of making improper payments.

All Recommendations in 2020-301

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.