MATERIAL WEAKNESS 2022 ?001 Segregation of Duties Name of contact person: Ann Stroud, Finance Officer Corrective Action: The duties are separated a much as possible with limited staff and alternative controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements are not misstated. At this time, it would be cost prohibitive to add personnel just for segregation of duties. The Village recognizes that reasonable assurance takes into consideration that the cost of internal control should not exceed the benefits. The manager or designated alternate is control for most of the finance functions such as review of accounts payable and bank statements. The Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem manually signs checks, so there is a second review before the checks are mailed. The Clerk mails the payable checks. The clerk the deposits and deposits with bank and the Finance Officer records. Purchase card transactions for public works is entered by senior administrative assistant. The Council receives check register, cash balances and revenue and expenditure review on a monthly basis. The Village continues to review possible segregation of duties, if personnel expertise allows. Proposed Completion Date: The Village has implemented the segregation of duties as much as possible without hiring additional personnel that is cost prohibitive at the moment. We have implemented review procedures with management that we believe would prevent any material misstatements of the financial statements. Since the manager is the designated control for finance functions, there is an alternate designated by the Manager.