SAUGERTIES – Town of Saugerties justices did not perform adequate bank reconciliations and accountability analyses, a state comptroller’s audit of the court financial operations reported.
The financial review studies the period from January 1, 2013 through November 3, 2014.
The review also said neither justice reconciled bail bank account balances with bail activity reports and not all cash receipts were deposited within 72 hours as required by law.
Key recommendations of the audit include that the justices should ensure that monthly bank reconciliations and accountabilities are performed and that available cash reconciles with liabilities; that they should perform an analysis of all bail liabilities and adjust court records to ensure that the bail activity reports represent a complete and up-to-date list of bail monies; and that they ensure that all funds are properly deposited within 72 hours of receipt.
