State Audit: Greenport Village-Run Businesses Have Cash Control Problems

Greenport’sis only one of with accounting problems, according to an audit report released on Friday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office.

Auditors found that cash received at the ice rink and at on Moores Lane was not safeguarded due to non-existent written policies for controlling and accounting for cash.

The report also states that the village did not request formal proposals for professional services from four providers. They also found that the board did not conduct a proper review and audit of claims before they are paid and did not require the use of purchase orders. Weaknesses were also discovered in the village’s information technology internal controls.

Audit findings on the Village of Speculator, the Village of Island Park, the Village of Alfred, and the Town of Highlands were also releaseed in the report.

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