Auditors find inconsistencies in trust fund council

All state agencies are supposed to perform internal accounting assessments, but the Connecticut State Auditors reported that the Children’s Trust Fund Council hasn’t done so for 2005 and 2006 – agency staff didn’t even know they were supposed to. In a report released today, auditors found a handful of other financial laxities for the fund, which is intended to fund programs aimed at preventing child abuse and neglect. The council failed to competitively negotiate two contracts for $287,285 and $1,037,859, respectively, didn’t keep proper track of its inventory, and didn’t record some receipts or purchase orders on time.