Pet Licensing could not easily ensure proper and timely posting of donations it received for the Help the Animals Fund. Pet Licensing now opens mail daily. It currently enters source documents from the Treasurer s Office within three to five days. Monitoring of Fund Balance . Receiving only quarterly financial reports, Animal Control could not easily track additions to the Animal Control fund and, therefore, could not plan for the use of these additional funds.
Management reports on fund balances are adequate, but more reports are needed.
Animal Control is developing reports in-house and is coordinating with ESD s Accounting Services. The City Council reviewed these two staff positions and decided to retain them for reasons other than increasing infraction revenues. The guilty party has been ordered to make restitution. When and if that occurs, we anticipate the restitution will go first to the bonding company, and only lastly to the City for its insurance deductible. Review Accounting Controls.