02/18/2015
Deputy State Auditor Harry Otto released the City of Dixon petition audit today.
In the areas audited, the overall performance of this entity was Poor.
In Oct. 2012, receipts totaling $1,847 issued/posted to the computerized utility system were not deposited. In addition, a former city collector entered incorrect usage information, or made unauthorized adjustments, to her parents' utility account. We estimated the amount not billed to be approximately $1,140. Also, various unsupported reimbursements and disbursements were made.
The city has not maintained accurate accounting records and significant unexplained differences existed in the records. For example, the Sewer Fund cash balance on Aug. 31, 2013 was $1,150,000 and the Sept. 1, 2013 balance was $292,303, a difference of $857,697.
The former and current city clerks failed to timely file 941 forms and remit payroll taxes due to the IRS from Jan. 2012 to June 2014, resulting in at least $26,980 in interest and penalties.
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