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                   Audit Observations                        Audit Recommendations                     Status of Implementation


                                                                                                    towards digitalization and aims
                                                                                                    to generate financial reports
                                                                                                    within the reglementary period
                                                                                                    thereafter.

AAR    69.     Bank Reconciliation Statements for 116. Required the Municipal Accountant to                 Unimplemented
2009     the General, Special Education and Trust      assign specific personnel to prepare and
         funds were not prepared and submitted by      submit the monthly bank reconciliation       The Municipal Accountant had
         the accountant as required under COA          statements to COA and the depository bank    already prepared the monthly
         Circular No. 96-011 dated October 12,         so that timely verification and review can   bank reconciliation statements;
         1996, thus the reliability and accuracy of    be made and discrepancies immediately        however, these had not been
         the cash balance per books of the three       identified and corrected.                    submitted to the Auditor.
         funds could not be ascertained.

AAR    70.      Low rental rates and high operating 117. Consider increasing rental rates or                Unimplemented
2008     cost resulted to unprofitable operations of     implement measures to reduce operating
         the municipality’s economic enterprises         costs of the municipality’s economic The Municipality had already
         namely, the Agricultural Training Institute,    enterprises, and require the municipal drafted its revised revenue code,
         the Public Market, and the Waterworks           treasurer to accelerate the collection of subject to review and approval.
         Systems, thereby resulting to a deficit         unpaid rentals by sending bills of collection
         totaling ₱2,565,009.03 for 2008.                to delinquent stall or space lessees,
                                                         invoking the sanctions provided under the
                                                         Contract of Lease to make the collection
                                                         more effective. In addition, look for
                                                         additional revenue sources, such as
                                                         charging minimal fees for the use of the
                                                         market’s comfort rooms.




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