Weds. 8:50 pm: Auditor puts stop to petty cash at wellness center
NILES – The city’s wellness center was using a petty cash fund for nearly a year after the city’s auditor told all departments to stop holding cash and instead deposit it with the city.
City Auditor Giovanne Merlo submitted a letter Wednesday to the city’s Board of Control requesting Mayor Tom Scarnecchia and Safety Service Director Jim DePasquale correct the issue.
Merlo, who was notified of the practice by the Tribune Chronicle, states in the letter that he notified city departments in January or February of 2016 to stop keeping petty cash funds. DePasquale said employees at the center were notified Wednesday to stop the practice and by 1 p.m. there was no longer any petty cash at the center.
The center has no director or bookkeeper. It has been scrutinized in past city audits for poor controls over the handling of money and product.
Read more in Thursday’s Tribune Chronicle.
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