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<br />.' <br /> <br />. Findigg <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2005-1 <br /> <br />2005-2 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS <br />DECEMBER 31 2 0 <br /> <br />Description <br /> <br />Segregation of Duties D. DA EI <br /> <br />Our study and evaluation disclosed that because of me .~. s~'l. ffi iSfu , e Ci . . hnnted <br />segregation of duties for a portion of2005. Good infernal control contemplates an adequate segregatiT of <br />duties so that no one individual handles a transactiorln-.fim.;jn{':eptioIl:t6~1ecio~ith,4h~T()Sp.j"'nHhn of a <br />former City employee for misappropriation of assets and reorganization of job responsibilities, we believe that <br />this issue has been remedied as of year end. <br /> <br />Management Response <br /> <br />Management recognizes the importance of this fInding and has taken steps to alleviate this deficiency in internal <br />control. As of the year ended December 31, 2005, controls are maintained to ensure that the City has proper <br />segregation of duties_ <br /> <br />Declaration for Payment <br /> <br />Minnesota statute 471.38 requires that each declaration for payment be signed to the effect that such account, <br />claim, or demand is just and correct and that no part of it has been paid. The statute is satisfied if on the back of <br />City checks is a declaration as defined in Minnesota statute 471.391 reading "I declare under the penalties of <br />law that this account, claim or demand is jnst and correct and that no part of it has been paid." The City did not <br />have the required statement on the back of their check in 2005. <br /> <br />Management Response <br /> <br />Management understands the fmding and has since taken steps to correct the noncompliance. <br /> <br />-57- <br />