Politics & Government

Greenport Mayor: Cash Control Issues Have Been Corrected

Mayor David Nyce says weakness in village-run businesses discovered in state audit operations have been addressed.

Responding to an audit report released this past Friday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office, said on Tuesday that weak accounting practices at theand at McCann Campground have been addressed and largely corrected.

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.

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“They were auditing from 2008, so as they were auditing we were correcting these issues,” Nyce said. “As we have found these things over the past four years, we have addressed them.”

Nyce added that the comptroller’s office audited strictly for procedures and control issues. Filling out 1099s for jobs like the campsite’s maintanence person — a trade- off of service for housing — were procedures added after the audit, Nyce said.

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Weaknesses were also discovered in the village’s information technology internal controls in the report.

“They did make us aware of emergency preparation for our computers in the face of a hurricane,” he said. “So we were happy they were there — though they don’t come out to help as often as they should.”


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