By law our township must hire an independent auditor to come in and audit our financial records. This is designed to protect our citizens and their financial investment in our township. Upon completion of the audits the auditors will give a list of corrections that need to be made often in procedure.
After reviewing those reports for the past several years, it was apparent that the recommendations, were ignored. The same items of failure in procedure continue to surface. Upon being asked about these issues, some board members chose to state that these errors on the part of the township board were merely superficial and not substantial.
One of those items was that bank reconciliations were in error or not being done at all. Having been involved in business for many years, I cannot imagine not reconciling my personal check book let alone that of a company , and certainly not that of a government body.
The use of purchase orders was another frequent procedural problem found by the auditors. So it was no surprise several months ago when a questions was presented regarding a $6,000 expenditure for gutters. When asked about the expenditure no one appeared to know where these gutters were placed in the township. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the township DPW was taking bids for gutter work at Kleckner Hall. A check was sent for one of the bids as if it were an invoice, and of course no purchase order was present.
The continual failure to follow the recommendations of the auditing firm will eventually cost our township money. That needs to change and as your supervisor I will do everything within my power to correct matters such as these. Please vote for Robert Usakowski on November 5.
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