09/21/2022 - Jefferson City, Mo.
State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released her audit
of the City of St. Louis
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry. The audit
recommendations include improving payroll procedures, better oversight of
physical inventory, and reviewing permit fees.
The
report, which gives a rating of "good," is part of the on-going
comprehensive audit of the city of St. Louis government.
Auditors
found that the department did not always maintain adequate payroll records to
award compensatory overtime pay. City regulations require city departments to
maintain payroll records for a minimum of three years. Payroll expenditures
were approximately $12.6 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.
Department
personnel also have not performed a recent, documented physical inventory of
capital assets. Auditors recommended that personnel ensure complete, detailed,
and accurate inventory records are maintained and annual documented physical
inventories are conducted for the department's approximately $249.5 million in
capital assets.
Also,
auditors found that the fees charged for permits do not always agree to the
established fee schedule and that the amounts charged are not reviewed and
approved. Auditors recommended that the department establish procedures to
perform a documented review of initial permits issued, changes to existing
permits, and special fees.
A
copy of the audit can be found here.
