District implementing corrective plan called for by Comptroller's audit

The district is in the process of developing and implementing a corrective action plan that will be submitted to the State Comptroller's Office for the required approvals. Most districts in our area have also submitted similar plans to show how they will be addressing any weaknesses identified through the audit process. This page will be updated as the plan moves forward to keep the public informed of how the district is progressing.

Several measures have already been introduced to address recommendations made by the state within the audit report:

• Responsibilities have been reassigned within the Business Office and a part-time staff member has been hired to achieve greater segregation of duties.

• The district is developing a procedure to address payments made for earned and accrued vacation leave as part of employee separation agreements. The procedures will be outlined in a written document and will call for two separate individuals to independently perform and verify the vacation leave payment calculation.

• The district has retained the services of Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett and Reitz, P.C., attorneys at law and Teal, Becker and Chiamonte CPAs to revisit and review all separation agreements, including that of the former superintendent, to ensure that no overpayments have occurred.

• The district has developed and implemented responsible budgets for fiscal years 2006-07 and 2007-08, and will continue to do so.

• A formal disaster recovery plan for computerized student and financial data has been developed and will be presented to the Board of Education for approval.

For background on the results of the comptroller's audit, please click here.

The complete audit report, including the district response, is available for public review during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at the District Office, located at 1245 Hillside Drive, Watervliet NY 12189. You can also view the report online by clicking here.
 

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