A traffic stop in Red Oak Thursday night resulted in the arrest of a passenger in the vehicle. Red Oak Police say 28-year old Lovelle Joseph Ward, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 10-p.m., for Possession of drug Paraphernalia, after a K-9 detected the odor of narcotics coming from inside the vehicle. Ward was later released from the scene on a citation. The paraphernalia was seized into evidence.
A report released Tuesday by the state auditor’s office made a series of recommendations for the city of Walnut after finding some issues in how the city documented its spending. The Daily NonPareil says State Auditor Mary Mosiman’s procedures report reviewed the city’s internal controls from July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014, including the city council’s meeting minutes, financial reports, funds, debts and more.
One issue discovered was the Capital Projects, Housing Rehabilitation Fund, which had a deficit balance of $2,399 as of June 30, 2014. The report recommended the city should investigate alternatives to eliminate the deficit balance. City Clerk Terri Abel told the paper said the fund was a housing program the city once had in effect, and it had spent a bit more than anticipated. She said it was a simple matter of bookkeeping..transferring the deficit to another account.
Another issue was documentation not readily available to support one of 30 disbursements tested in the amount of $69, but the documentation was later obtained, the report stated. That includes handling cash, investments, receipts, disbursements, payroll and more. The report, however, that separation is difficult to establish due to a limited number of employees.
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