The Comptroller of Puerto Rico issues a favorable opinion with exceptions on the fiscal operations of the Municipality of Peñuelas related to personnel administration, property, collections, accounting, lawsuits, and disbursements.
The audit reveals that the Municipality did not investigate 55 of the 56 motor vehicle accidents, nor five of the seven thefts or damages to properties. This is the sixth time similar findings have been pointed out in Comptroller Reports; the previous ones date from 2000, 2006, 2008, 2011, and 2014. In addition, neither the property custodian who left in 2013 nor the new one who took over that function carried out or certified the inventory of the property under their custody.
The eight-finding Report evidences that the Municipality kept 258 employees classified as transitory for periods of up to 20 years, and 70% of the personnel files did not contain all the documents required by law. A similar situation had been pointed out in Audit Report M-14-52 of 2014.
On the other hand, the Municipality paid $15,514 to five officials and six employees for travel expenses to Washington, San Juan, and Río Grande without them rendering the reports of expenses incurred. In addition, from 2012 to 2014, $118,290 in purchases were paid without the proper written requisitions authorized by the heads of the departments.
Our auditors detected multiple deficiencies with the granting of donations to nonprofit organizations, the collections, and the lack of important documents in the files of the lawsuits. In fact, as of June 30, 2015, seven civil lawsuits for $540,000 and two cases for unjustified dismissal before the Appellate Commission of the Public Service were pending resolution by the courts.
See Audit Report M-17-23.
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