The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-26
City Affairs Sound Auditors
Firm Lists Seven Major Proposals
 Urges ForecIosing
 Of All Property
 Held for Toxes

 administrative procedure of thl City are incorporated in the a1lnua audit report of the auditing firm O Barrow, Wade, Guthrie & co. Tn, firm is annually retained by the citN to undertake an independent audit
 Among the pertinent recommend ationS are:
 1.-ForecloSure and put up for
 sale all property having Q deter-
 mined value on which delila-
 quent taxes are about to become
 outlawed in order to clear the
 city's records of such accounts.
 2.-Bring under control motor
 vehicle violation tickets, park
 ing tags, etc., issued, by chargs
 ing the policemen for tickets
 taken and obtaining an account
 ing therefor.
 3.-Undertake a survey and
 appraisal of all of the city;s real
 and personal property and set
 up a detailed record of assets in
 the comptroller'S office.
 4.-From the proposed survey
 and appraisal of all real and
 personal property determine the
 accuracy of present insurance
 beverage.
 5.-Take physical inventory
 of materials and supplies in all
 of the city'S departments and
 use this tabulation as c basis for
 maintaining perpetual inventory
 records.
 6.-InStaA fipeproof vallts for
 the storage of ell vital records
 in the city.
 7.-Var1ous validating acts
 and amendments of State Sta.
 tues pertaining to the financial
 controls and operations of the
 city.
 City Commended
 The administration of the city af. fairs received commendation iron the auditors in the statement that, During our examination W. found there was a desire on the par of tine administration to conform S, the practices of the City reqlires under the City Charter and Stat, Statutes. We noted thaG several i'm. were made during tn year, and numerous prior recon. of ours have been u1s Into effect"
 Relative to General AssSnably the firm recommend m aScertaining of the extent tt which 1t is desirable to conform tk Of the charter relative U he collection of licenses, fees, etc. y the collector of taxes or thu establishment of a Bureau of IL 'enses as previously recommended. 7 The city has already proceeded with plans to establish 8 Bureau ,f License with Joseph McGinnis loymer assessor named as director
 Three Acts Asked
 It is also recommended that tho ,ity obtain from the legislature an lct validating the balances deter mined by the auditors, an act rela- i've to the outstanding amounts oi axes, water rents receivable by the 'ity, and an act permitting the col- ection of sewer assessments in ad- 'ance of levy.
 bt Is suggested that all disburse- nents, unless accompanied by a 'endor's invoices properly certified, hould not be approved by the Board of Finance" Also, . daily accounting by the city treasurer of ash receipts and disbursements. The auditors urge that the city assessor discontinue the practice of lsing a rubber stamp and instead affix signatures on all ertif1cates, forms, etc.
 Police procedure is also noted in he recommendation that each pa- rolman be charged with the re- possibility of seeing that all per- ons or businesses located in his erritory is properly licensed ac- ording to law.
 Urge Street Survey
 It is also urged that the Board f Aldermen consider an immediate urvey of the street assessments ow in progress In order that legal levy may be made.
 Other recommendations cite the eed for drawing up of formal ,ases for the Hamilton Park pavi- on and refectory; bonding of all mployes who handle cash, as well s prohibiting all unbonded em- loves from handling cash: install lortgages receivable register, and lany other minor recommenda- onS.
 The report Is submitted by Ernest !. Ring, C.P.A., resident manager ? Do Vs1s0uy HNyoNA TSHvf11pia Aw (gA