Mayor Releases Statement Involving Former Parks Super

Today (Wednesday), the Indiana State Board of Accounts released their Special Compliance Report on alleged financial accounting irregularities at our Parks Department from January 1, 2016 – October 11, 2017. The SBOA report’s purpose was to determine compliance with applicable Indiana laws and uniform compliance guidelines limited to records associated with the Frankfort Parks Department’s procedures related to cash collections.
Attached to this message is the SBOA’s report and the City’s official response to it written by Human Resources Superintendent Jack Dodd.
Every City employee undergoes training on our municipal Internal Controls Policy and sign off that they participated in the training and that they understand the protocol required.  Moving forward, we are placing a stronger focus on the “trust but verify” component of our Internal Controls Policy and that all employees are required to adhere to all aspects of this policy that will include random and unannounced audits of each City department. As City leaders, we want to assure the community that the administration upholds the highest levels of integrity, morals and financial accountability.
The SBOA’s full report, including the City’s response at the conclusion of the report can be found here: 
 
Mayor Chris McBarnes