El Dorado County Grand Jury
• 2011-2012
El Dorado County Grand Jury 2011-2012 Department of Transportation – Financial Management Case Number Gj-11-004
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Findings and Recommendations 5 findings
F1
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EID misread El Dorado County’s Government Center water meter, forwarding a $208,759.57 bill for payment.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
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DOT worked with EID and the City of Placerville to check the consumption of each account. The meter was electronically verified on several occasions and alleged to be accurate.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
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On May 2, 2011, the DOT Director signed and submitted the above claim for payment. This claim represented an 800% increase in services from the previous year.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
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As a result of the Auditor/Controller’s persistence, the meters were read manually. Due to the discovery of an error this resulted in a $130,000 credit to the county.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
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The acting DOT Director is in the process of modifying the department’s Invoice Processing Flowchart.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Grand Jury recommends that the El Dorado County Department of Transportation continue their efforts to modify the DOT Invoice Processing Flowchart.
Additional Recommendations 1
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R2The Grand Jury recommends that the DOT Director submit the modified Invoice Processing Flowchart to the Grand Jury and the Auditor/Controller upon completion. Responses Responses to both numbered findings and recommendations in this report are required in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury, Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court, 1354 Johnson Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, CA. 96150 This report has been provided to: El Dorado County Auditor/Controller El Dorado County Chief Administrative Office El Dorado County Department of Transportation Eldorado Irrigation District 34 (Attachment 1) DOT Invoice Processing Flowchart 35
No Responses Found 4
Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.
County of El Dorado
Agency
El Dorado County Auditor-Controller
Elected County Office
El Dorado Irrigation District
Special District