Lansford given checklist so auditors can complete study
Lansford's auditors on June 30 gave the borough a checklist of tasks to be accomplished in order for the examiners to be able to continue the audit.
The tasks include posting all cash transactions. The auditors noted that several deposits had been taken to the bank prior to June 30 that had not been posted on QuickBooks, the software used to keep track of borough finances.The auditors also asked that miscellaneous revenues be reconciled. They noted that about $400,000 of deposits made in May/June were posted to miscellaneous income rather than specific revenue accounts.Further, the auditors asked that the borough make deposits for all revenues collected to date and to enter all invoices received in QuickBooks in order to establish what payables are up to date.The auditors also want all board minutes compiled from January through June, and the journal entry made to QuickBooks for the reconciliation of Jan. 1, 2011 fund balances, and an entry made to correct the posting of the repayment of Dec. 31, 2010 interfund balances.Also, a typographical error in a grant closeout report could have cost the borough. The report, for a $50,000 demolition grant through the state Department of Community and Economic Development, listed $11,084.90 as the engineering expense to Cowan Associates. But the invoice attached was only for $1,184.90."This would cause the reimbursement to the state to increase by $9,900," the auditors wrote.There were other problems in the grant paperwork, including lost documents, discrepancies in invoices and that $22,762 was not promptly repaid to DCED.The Street Light fund debt payment to Jim Thorpe National Bank, due June 1, had not been paid as of June 30. The auditors also questioned the status of a $30,000 grant through the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the 2009 Ashton Hill skate park, as well as the status of a 2010 police pension fund payment.The auditors also needed a number of documents to complete their study, including 12 concerning the General fund and miscellaneous; seven about the Sewer Transmission fund; three about the Sanitation fund; eight about the Parks and Recreation fund and one about the Street Light fund.