Middletown Forum : 2014 State audit report

2014 State audit report : Wonder what an unbiased audit...

Tue, 10 Nov 2015 06:04:08 +0000

Author: VietVet
Subject: 6215
Posted: Nov 10 2015 at 6:04am

Wonder what an unbiased audit would turn up regarding the condition of the city's finances? What if the state sent their own auditors to town? Think they might find a few things CS and H "overlooked"?

For as many infractions as this city seems to have made regarding the HUD/Section 8 program and the misuse of other fed funds given the city, they seem to have weathered the storm fairly well. And, for all the shifting and misuse of funds and the old shell tricks used that end up in the General Fund, they seem to have somehow managed to mask the practice of voodoo finances.

2014 State audit report : Miss Vivian, thank you for...

Mon, 09 Nov 2015 19:09:44 +0000

Author: Perplexed
Subject: 6215
Posted: Nov 09 2015 at 7:09pm

Miss Vivian, thank you for enlightening those on MUSA who continue to sing the praises of One Donham Abbey senior staff. The truth hurts. And, Eddie Richter and Kevin Aldrich were apprised of mismanagement, etc. back in 2009. They ignored the facts and kept on singing the same old "fantasy" song. Ignorance is bliss for some.

2014 State audit report : This is just the tip of this accounting...

Mon, 09 Nov 2015 17:57:27 +0000

Author: Vivian Moon
Subject: 6215
Posted: Nov 09 2015 at 5:57pm

This is just the tip of this accounting iceberg.
These city records have been a mess for years so I really don't understand how City Hall received a clean audit in the past.

2014 State audit report : Posted: 4:40 p.m. Monday, Nov....

Mon, 09 Nov 2015 17:28:28 +0000

Author: Vivian Moon
Subject: 6215
Posted: Nov 09 2015 at 5:28pm

Posted: 4:40 p.m.Monday, Nov. 9, 2015

Middletown dinged in state auditreport

By Ed Richter

Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN —

Thecity of Middletownwas dinged after its annual state audit found several material weaknesses.

Latelast week, the Auditor of State’s Office released Middletown’s city audit for 2014 and notedseveral noncompliance findings on reporting of the various federal programs.However, there were no noncompliance citations or findings for recovery issuedagainst the city.

Theaudit that was performed by Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co. covered Jan. 1through Dec. 31, 2014, and noted that the city did not comply with reportingrequirements of several programs.

Accordingto the audit report, there were material weaknesses found in some financialstatements and federal awards.

Thoseitems were found in the Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, the Public SafetyPartnership and Community Policing Grants (COPS grant), the HOME InvestmentPartnerships Program, and the Federal Transit formula grants. There were otherreporting errors found in the financial statements, according to the audit.

Cityofficials concurred with most of the recommendations made by the auditors.However, some items involving the Section 8 program will not affect the city asMiddletown transferred its vouchers to Butler and Warrenmetropolitan housing authorities. According to city officials, the programdocumentation and records were not accurately filed and maintained during thetransition period as well as the city not maintaining a waiting list duringthat time.

Therewere also reporting areas in personnel costs implementing the HOME InvestmentPartnerships Program as well as for the public safety partnership and communitypolicing grant.

CityManager Doug Adkins told the Journal-News that all of the issues listed in theaudit have been addressed and corrections have been implemented.