About $10,000 in permit fees were not deposited in the bank
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Michael T. Baldwin Reports,
Town of Seneca Falls – Cash Collections (Seneca County)
The town supervisor’s office did not maintain adequate receipt documentation for cash collections totaling $186,873 and reconciliations were not always performed or reviewed. Officials did not properly deposit and record approximately $10,000 of permit fees and $2,000 of security deposits for facility rentals in accordance with statutory requirements. In addition, the accounting functions performed by staff were not always properly segregated or reviewed and the town board did not adopt a written town-wide cash collection policy.
