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Auditor Edelen Announces Plans to Audit Quality and Charity Care Trust Auditor of Public Accounts Adam Edelen announced his plans to conduct a financial review and management audit of the Quality and Charity Care Trust, which is responsible for disbursing more than $30 million in state and local indigent care money to University Hospital in Louisville. "Money for treating poor and uninsured individuals in the Commonwealth is scarce," Edelen said. "It is my mission to make sure those dollars are being spent in a way that ensures adequate services for indigents."
Auditor Edelen Testifies Before House Budget Review Subcommittee State Auditor Adam Edelen on Tuesday told the House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance and Public Protection that a proposed 8.4 percent cut to his office's budget would hurt, but he would find a way to do more with less. "In a time when dollars are so scarce, the need is so great, I can't in good conscience get in here and make a statement that we need a whole lot of new money," Auditor Edelen said. "I think it pays a large amount of disrespect to the families of Kentucky who are struggling, who frankly don’t have a lot of tolerance for listening to a politician complain about his budget."
State Auditor Adam Edelen To Examine Previous KDA Administration Agriculture Commissioner James Comer on Wednesday formally requested that Auditor of Public Accounts Adam Edelen conduct a special examination of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA). Comer and Edelen met this week to discuss details of the examination. The audit will be paid for by the KDA and cost no more than $15,000.
Adam Edelen Sworn in as 46th Auditor Adam Edelen was sworn in as Auditor of Public Accounts Jan. 2 at the Capitol Rotunda. His six-year-old twin boys, Wade and Hamilton, held the Bible and Supreme Court of Kentucky Justice Bill Cunningham delivered the oath of office. After the oath, Auditor Edelen delivered brief remarks about his mission for the next four years. "Historically, the two big obstacles, the two big barriers to progress in Kentucky have simply been corruption that often holds us back and keeps us from giving the people of Kentucky a government as good as they are and also a scarcity of resources with which to invest in our people. The opportunity to be the state Auditor, to be the person who works for the taxpayer, who has the opportunity everyday to get up and fight those two historic obstacles to progress in Kentucky is a duty I take seriously."
Statement on Gatewood Galbraith's Passing "My thoughts and prayers go out to Gatewood Galbraith's family. He was a gentleman and true Kentucky icon. Nobody could truly share the stage with him, but I certainly tried during this last campaign season. I enjoyed getting to know him at our many shared campaign stops. His jovial personality and serious contributions to the dialogue about our great Commonwealth will be missed."
MSD Audit Finds Inadequate Board Oversight and Lax Business Practices State Auditor Crit Luallen released a special audit of the Louisville-Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) which contains 27 findings of inadequate board oversight and lax business practices of the agency that provides wastewater collection and treatment, storm water drainage services and flood protection throughout the Louisville Metro area. The audit began on July 28, 2011 at the request of Metro Mayor Greg Fischer and covered the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011. Specifically, the examination included a review of the organization's policies, internal controls, and certain financial transactions.
Luallen Releases Exam of Lexington-Fayette Co. Health Department Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) Crit Luallen released the special examination of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department. The examination contains a number of recommendations to improve the Department's oversight and the effectiveness of its operation. The special examination was undertaken in response to a request from the Department's Commissioner of Health, Rice Leach. The scope of the examination included a comparison of the 32 Recommendations for Public and Non-Profit Boards developed by this office, a review of the organizational structure of the Health Department, an analysis of the Department's expenditures, a review of annual external financial statement audits, and the status of federal grant funding.
State Audit of Sanitation District 1 Makes 72 State Auditor Crit Luallen released a special audit of Sanitation District No.1 (SD1) of Northern Kentucky which makes 72 recommendations to strengthen accounting controls, procurement, and board governance. The audit was requested by Kenton County Judge/Executive Steve Arlinghaus to address questions about the financial management of the sewer district and its rate setting process. SDI is the second largest public sewer utility in Kentucky and has ownership of all sanitary sewer systems In Northern Kentucky, with the exception of systems in Florence and Walton. The utility serves approximately 100,000 customer accounts.
Luallen releases audit of Kentucky's Title VI State Auditor Crit Luallen released the fiscal year 2009-2010 Title VI compliance audit of state government agencies that receive federal funds and must comply with state law by submitting Title VI reports and implementation plan updates to the Auditor's Office and the Human Rights Commission by July 1 of each year. Title VI of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits any state agency receiving federal funds from denying access to a program on the basis of race, color or national origin.
Audit Makes 92 Recommendations to Strengthen State Auditor Crit Luallen released a special audit of the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) which makes 92 recommendations to strengthen Board of Trustees' oversight and governance of the agency that manages investments of nearly $13 billion and serves almost 330,000 active and retired members. The audit focused on the specific questions surrounding the use of placement agents at KRS, the internal audit process, and a broad review of Board policies and governance issues.
Audit finds Board for Proprietary Education Calling its oversight "inadequate," State Auditor Crit Luallen released an audit of the Kentucky State Board for Proprietary Education, which monitors proprietary education institutions across the Commonwealth. The audit found that the 11-member board lacks a clear understanding of its role and lacks any historical knowledge of ongoing issues facing the board. The audit also notes that the numerous errors by the state agency that performs the board's fiscal and administrative duties limit the board's ability to properly monitor the licensing and oversight of state for-profit and career colleges.
Luallen calls for transparency by Dismas State Auditor Crit Luallen released a special exam of Dismas Charities of Louisville, calling for transparency by the organization that provides transitional housing for Kentucky criminal offenders. Dismas received a total of $23 million over the last three years from the Department of Corrections for operation of its seven Kentucky halfway houses but declined to provide auditors full financial details on how that money was spent. In 2009, Dismas received more than $27 million in federal funds. It operates 28 halfway houses in 11 states and is 97 percent funded by public dollars.
Luallen releases volume two of state audit, Kentucky State Auditor Crit Luallen has released the second volume of the annual statewide audit of Kentucky for fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, finding instances where state agencies are not properly monitoring how grant recipients spend federal funds. The audit contains 21 findings with recommendations and notes more than $100,000 in questioned costs.
Special exam finds more than $80,000 in State Auditor Crit Luallen released a special exam of the financial activity of the city of Corydon in Henderson County, finding more than $80,000 in discrepancies in city records. The audit has been referred to the Kentucky Attorney General's Office for further review. The discrepancies were mainly found in the city's sewer fund after auditors compared actual bank deposits to the city's payment register.
Luallen releases state government audit Kentucky Auditor Crit Luallen has released the first part of the annual statewide audit of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, expressing an unqualified or clean opinion on the state's financial statements. The audit, known as the Statewide Single Audit of Kentucky (SSWAK), contains 53 findings with recommendations related to deficiencies in internal controls over financial reporting.
Audit: Weak contract with Utility Management Group had An audit of Mountain Water District (MWD), a Pike County water and sewer public works, released by State Auditor Crit Luallen found that its management contract with Utility Management Group (UMG) had a "detrimental impact" on MWD. The MWD board entered into its original contract with UMG in 2005 through a questionable procurement process with no public board discussion and no examination of the contract terms - which resulted in costly management fees and conflicts of interest
Exam questions expenditures, governance of Louisville State Auditor Crit Luallen released an examination of Louisville-based Medicaid managed-care provider Passport Health Plan, calling for more accountability and transparency in the management and oversight of the state's largest contract. The exam recommends Passport's policies regarding expenditures and cash distributions should be consistent with the original goal of controlling growth in Medicaid costs. |
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