Accounting under the Freedom of Information Act

On March 8, 2008 I requested information concerning the $1,000,000 which the Treasurer/Collector could not reconcile according to the July 14, 2009 Management Letter from the CPA firm.  if you wish see:  http://boonecountywatchdog.blogspot.com/2010/03/mr-treasurer-whose-1000000-is-it.html

The following is a listing of my questions and Mr. Newport’s responses.

Please provide an accurate written accounting of Collector accounts in Savings as described by the CPA firm, which your office held in January 2009.   (I will refer to these accounts as “Collector Accounts in Saving 1-2009“)

Please include in your reconciliation the following:

1.   The total dollar amount held in “Collector Accounts in Savings 1-2009” on or before January 31, 2009.

2.  If this is appreciably different than the CPA firm’s $1,000,000, please explain.

3.   What amount of “Collector Accounts in Savings 1-2009” was determined not to “belong” to specific taxing entities?

4.  Itemized the amount of “Collectors Accounts in Savings 1-2009” determined to belong to taxing bodies.  Name the five largest government units deserving distributions, the date and amount of distributions made by your office to these units.

5.  Provide a list and amount of any “Collector Accounts in Savings 1-2009” that was reclassified or moved from this account during 2009-2010.  Supply the reason for the reclassification and current disposition of those funds.

6.  If any of “Collector Accounts in Savings 1-2009” are still being held by your office, please provide the amount, account name(s), and their location on the county’s balance sheet.

7. Provide the amount of all Collector Accounts in Savings as of January 2010. (To be called “Collector Accounts in Savings 1-2010“) 

8.   What amount of “Collector Accounts in Savings 1-2010” does not to belong to specific taxing entities?

9.  Itemized the amount of “Collectors Accounts in Savings 1-2010” determined to belong to taxing bodies.  Name the five largest government units deserving distributions, the amount of would be distribution and anticipated date of distribution.

10.  Please feel free to use alternate terminology in your reconciliation, such as the 2007 tax levy paid in 2008 and 2008 tax levy paid in 2009.

All of the hand written numbers are Mr. Newports.

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