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Welcome Eileen
McDermott
The WCTA Board of
Directors meet on Monday May 5 to prepare for the upcoming
budget cylce for Walton County Taxing Authorities. The
agenda included discussions on:
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The progress and
direction of the BCC Internal Auditor
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The proposed BCC
participation in the Eastern Lake property acquisition
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The WCTA Election Year
Candidate Forum schedule
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The WCTA position on
the E911 equipment at the Sheriff's Office
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The Election of Eileen
McDermott as a new Director on the WCTA Board.
We wish to
welcome Eileen to our Board. She brings a wealth of talent and
ideas to our group.
2007 Audit
Summaries
The 2007 audits for each
Constitutional Office are now available and the WCTA has now
completed its initial review. The WCTA summary for each
Constitutional Offices and the Board of County Commissioners are
listed below.
|
Constitutional
Office |
Audit summary |
Significant
Issues |
| Ralph
Johnson Sheriff
|
Revenues $13,889,558
Expenses $14,093,948
Excess Fees Ordered
Returned by Auditor $752,059
|
1.
Significant material internal control issues noted.
2.
Auditor noted a violation of competitive bid
requirements.
3.
Office has still not returned $30,180.50
WCSO Response To
Auditor General on Reportable Conditions
-not available- |
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| Bobby
Beasley Supervisor of Elections
|
Revenues
$581,502 Expenses
$574,106
Excess Fees Returned
$7,396 |
1.
Auditor noted a Lack of Sufficient Financial Statement
preparation Knowledge
2.
Bank Reconciliations not done in timely manner(partial
repeat from Last year)
3.
Accounting for Employee Wages (partial repeat from Last
year)
4.
Data Entry no utilizing edit reports
SOE
Response
To Auditor General on Reportable Conditions -Click
Here- |
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| Martha
Ingle Clerk of Courts
|
General Government
Appropriations &Program Revenue
$6,150,243
Total Net Expenses $4,466,034
Excess Fees Returned
$1,054,478
State of
Florida,Article V $550,478 |
Excellence in
Reporting Award |
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| Rhonda
Skipper Tax Collector
|
Total Revenues $3,594,818
Total Expenses $1,547,454
Excess Fees Returned
$2,047,364 |
Excellence in
Reporting Award |
|
View the 2007 |
Tax Collectors Annual Report |
|
| Patrick
Pilcher Property Appraiser
|
Total Revenues $1,389,009
Total Expenses $1,546,273
Excess fees Returned
$ 5,148 |
Excellence in
Reporting Award |
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Ronnie Bell County
Administrator
|
Total Government
Funds
Total Revenues
$124,013,944
Total Expenses $136,987,688
Deficit $12,973,744
Issuance of Debt
$15,728,676
Net
Change in Fund Balance $2,754,932 |
Excellence in
Reporting Award
1.
Auditor noted segregation of duties weakness in Section
8/HUD Office |
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BCC Agenda
4-22-2008
Agenda's Are
Linked to the BCC Website
Public Records Request Response
Times
Authority
Walton County School System
Credit Card Statements, Travel Vouchers and
Expense Reports
Filed 4-8-08 2:18pm
Filled 4-18-08 9:30am
10
Day Response
Sheriff's Office
Copy of Contracts & Bids - Filed 2/12/08
No Response-As of 4/25/08
Clerk of Courts
Complied in 18 Minutes
BCC
Complied in 9 minutes
Supervisor of Elections
SOE response to State Auditor
General on reportable conditions
Complied in 6 minutes
Tax Collector
Complied in 26 minutes
Property Appraiser
Complied in 7 minutes |
