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A Special
meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners was held this date.
Present were Commissioner Greg Hesse, Commissioner Jonathan
Ferraiuolo via conference call, Chief William Walkup, and
Administrative Assistant Carol Trescott. Representing the
Washington State Auditor’s Office via conference call were Cody
Zimbelman, Audit Manager, and Matthew Knott, Assistant State
Auditor.
The purpose of
the Special Meeting was to review results from the State
Auditor’s Office accountability, compliance, and financial audit
of the district for the period beginning January 1, 2005 and
ending December 31, 2006. The fire district was evaluated for
accountability and compliance with certain state laws and
regulations and its own policies and operations in payroll,
conflict of interest/ethics laws, disbursements/expenditures,
and open public laws.
No findings or
management letters were issued.
The auditor
recommended the district pay for members only, and no guests, at
the district’s annual awards banquet. Chief Walkup referenced
District 8’s Resolution and agreement with the association to
provide extraordinary equipment and station maintenance services
at no cost to the fire district in exchange for the district
paying the full cost of an annual recognition banquet. Mr.
Zimbelman will contact the state Attorney General’s office for
an opinion on the contract and report back to Chief Walkup.
The auditor’s
office also recommended the district implement policies and
procedures to ensure that long-term debt is reported correctly
on the Schedule of Long-Term Debt. A minor calculation error
was discovered and corrected on the district’s Financial
Statement for 2005.
The SAO’s
recommendations from the district’s prior audit were reviewed.
All issues were determined to be resolved with the exception of
the annual awards banquet which is in current review.
Spokane County
Fire District 8 is next scheduled for an audit review in 2009 in
the categories of Accountability for Public Resources, Legal
Compliance, and Financial Statements for the calendar years 2007
– 2008.
With no further
business the meeting was concluded at 2:35 pm.
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