BELLA VISTA — Results of a legislative audit show nothing unusual, City Clerk Jane Wilms said Tuesday.
The state audit is done every year through the Division of Legislative Audit, and was completed in June.
The Oct. 4 report states the city’s “financial statement disclosures are neutral, consistent and clear.”
The audit found the city lacks effective internal control over financial reporting. The report calls that deficiency a “material weakness.”
“Financial accounting duties … should be distributed among appropriate employees,” according to the report.
Mayor Frank Anderson said it's the same write-up the city receives year after year because of the small number of employees who handle money within the organization.
There are five administrative employees at City Hall. Auditors want to see a segregation in duties, and no two people touch the same money, Anderson said.
“We still have to accept money, we still have to write checks,” Anderson said, regarding instances when an employee is out of the office for personal or professional reasons.
Wilms said many cities in the state receive the same write-up as a result of the city clerk also serving as treasurer.
There's no penalty for the write-up. The City Council will issue a resolution at an upcoming meeting declaring it has received the audit’s results.
Alderman Jerry Snow asked the auditors when they were at City Hall finishing the process to look closely at the city’s bid paperwork on four dump trucks purchased in 2012. Earlier this year, Snow questioned the city’s bidding process in May regarding the purchase of another dump truck.
There is no mention about the bids in the report, Anderson said.