A routine review of county cash funds found sufficient internal controls to prevent misuse of the money, Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey said Thursday.
Unannounced cash counts and examination of the safeguards used resulted in 45 recommendations on how to strengthen controls in 17 county government offices and departments, but there were no major issues or indication of missing funds, according to the report, “Review of Selected Internal Controls.”
“This work is an important part of what the Auditor’s Office does to help ensure the public’s assets are protected,” Kimsey stated in a press release. “We are pleased to find department managers are monitoring and reviewing their cash handling operations. This is a critical element of ‘setting the tone at the top’ and maintaining effective internal controls.”
An example of practices singled out as troubling included a manager who took cash home after visiting a bank before returning the money to the office, but Kimsey’s report did not reference employees by name. Kimsey said he believes it’s more productive in the long term to not single people out.
