State Health Department Requests Department Audit

<p>The state Health Department has requested a department audit after Wednesday's announcement of all employees will face furloughs.</p>

Thursday, September 28th 2017, 10:27 am

By: News 9

The state Health Department has requested a department audit after Wednesday's announcement of all employees will face furloughs.

The request was made by Commissioner of Health Dr. Terry Cline.

In a letter obtained by News 9, Cline requested state Auditor Gary Jones's office to look into the following items:

Review of cash draw procedures
Cash management and/or agency “borrow” procedures
Timely closure of prior budget periods
Corrective actions and timeliness of resolution of payroll not posing to internal agency budget
Management of outstanding obligations
Timely accounts receivable
Budget reconciliation to available revenue.

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