Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-24
Audit Cites Need
To Improve on
Records, Systems

I'VE believe it is CT serious i'm
portance and that action should
be taken to provide necessary rec
ords in the central stock room and
that essential property control be
established at the county hoSpi-
tal," the annual audit report made
of Imperial county offices revealed.
The statement was included in
the resume of findings which have
been covered in a series of articles
in this newspaper.
There is no inventory maintained
to cover medical supplies or hospi-
tai equipment. the audit report said.
I'VE believe adequate perpetual in
ventory records are vitally essential
20 safeguard and account for prop
erty," the report continued The
auditor said shortage of help may
be responsible for the lack but still
believed something should be done
TO correct the fault.
GARAGE RECORDS
The same lack of perpetual in
ventory records was noted in con-
nection with the county garage and
il was recommended that perpetual
inventory records be kept for parts,
miscellaneous supplies, and acces-
sories.
G. j. Rambo, the auditor, suggest
ed that duplicate receipts be issued
in the county health office for all
fonc nn11nntoI fnv birth
certificates copies. He thought the
present card file system inadequate
1--WE question the legality of a
deputy county assessor accepting
remunerative employment from a
municipality for services which must
be performed at the same time as
he is employed by the county," the
auditor said. He suggested that the
matter be referred to the district
attorney for an opinion. He said
one of the deputy assessors received
S205 per month and an allowance
CT $50 a month for use of his car for
| five months in the year for his work
as a deputy assessor. During the
same period, according to the audit
the same man acts as deputy asses
sor and tax collector for Brawley
under an official appointment by
the city clerk. The salary from
Brawley for the current fiscal year
was $500, the audit said.
AT COUNTY JAIL
Records showed that the county
jail served 105,478 meals last year
to prisoners of the county, city of
Ell Centre, immigration service, mar
shal's office. and deputies and pris-
oners. The total cost of the meals
was s12,825 at the average cost per
meal of .1216. The revenue received
/ from the meals was S17,825.
After study OF the coroner's Of
ficial records, the auditor said, 1--WE
recommend that greater care be
taken in maintaining the coroner:
register. In some cases sufficient in
formation has not been recorded tt
permit an intelligent examination
1t is particularly suggested thai
complete information be shown rel
ative to money or other property
1 found on bodies of deceased anc
the disposition made thereof. WE
also recommend that a uniform re-
ceipt form be used and receipt;
taken for all money and other prop
erty whether delivered to the pub
lie administrator or to anyone else
entitled to receive it,
The auditor, as in several cases
suggested a more simple form OF
handling some of the matters ir
the county treasurer's office.
He had on criticism or suggestions
for changes or improvements in 9TH
er county departments and offices
He said in his report that he had
checked each one and found every
thing in order.
I (This is the last of series of arti-
cieS written on the county audit
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