ALBANY – An audit of the Germantown Central School District by the State Comptroller’s Office found the district did not have adequate payroll processes to ensure compensation paid to employees was accurate, adequately supported and authorized by the board of education.
The auditors said district officials did not properly segregate payroll processing duties and did not provide adequate oversights. They identified $41,000 in payroll payments to 12 employees that were either inaccurate or not authorized by the board.
State recommendations included assigning personnel and payroll processing duties to separate individuals and provide adequate oversight of the work performed by those employees and ensuring that employees are paid in accordance with approved salaries and/or collective bargaining agreements.
District officials generally agreed with the state recommendations and initiated, or indicated they plan to initiate, corrective action.
The district serves the towns of Ancram, Clermont, Gallatin, Germantown, Livingston and Taghkanic in Columbia County.
