The Auditors of Public Accounts this morning released a 40-page review of the state Department of Public Safety for the years ending in 2011. The agency is now called the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Here are the top two of 21 recommendations:
“1. The Department of Public Safety should strengthen internal controls over
compensatory time to ensure that records are accurate and in compliance with
established policies and procedures. The department should comply with the DAS
Management Personnel Policy 06-02.
Comment:
We noted that four out of ten employees who earned compensatory time did not receive
written authorization to accrue such time. Further review noted that all sworn managerial
employees who earned compensatory time did not receive written authorization during
our audited period.
2. The Department of Public Safety should continue its efforts to update its service
time records for eligible war service to ensure that longevity records are accurate.
Comment:
We noted instances in which an employee’s incorrect service time was on file. In two
of these instances, the employees’ service time was understated resulting in an
aggregate longevity underpayment totaling $218.”