Sheriff's Department Accounting Issues

[Smiling JOe]

If it's a software problem, the software company should pay for any damages. If it is an entry error, then that is not a software problem, but a Sheriff's Dept problem.

 

[ShallowsNole]

In a perfect world that would be true.

It might be interesting to point out that, of the audits we do, most of our assessments arise from rental software issues. And unfortunately, I've never seen the software company pony up to reimburse the company.

Think it has something to do with the end user agreement....kinda like MapQuest when it gives you directions and then tells you to verify the road actually exists.

 

[The Watcher]

If it's a software problem, the software company should pay for any damages. If it is an entry error, then that is not a software problem, but a Sheriff's Dept problem.

It is the sheriff?s problem. Reason..., the sheriff allowed the only qualified and competent IT/Computer Employee to resign his position. The sheriff once had a very competent IT department, however, he only wanted to pay an IT Professional a entry level deputies salary. That?s what you get, what you pay for. The way the department finances are looking now a days it won?t be long until the new office goes dark due to unpaid electric bills.

 

[The Watcher]

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Does the Sheriff's Department not own a pocket calculator?


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NO

 

[The Watcher]

Here's what's next...


Walton sheriff?s employees got extra ?incentive? pay
December 15, 2007 Andy Meinen
Florida Freedom News

The Walton County Sheriff?s Office discovered this week that dozens of employees received double incentive pay in October.

Fifty-four employees got a total of $1,772.30 in extra incentive pay, said Capt. Eddie Farris.

Farris attributed the fiscal folly to troublesome accounting software, which the department is in the process of removing.

Employees get incentive pay after completing additional training, Farris said. Usually, the amounts are small, like $20 for 80 hours of training, he said.

Summer Graza, finance director with the Sheriff?s Office, said she did not notice the glitch until November because employees received pay raises in October, so staff?s pay was a little different anyway.

The accounting software showed that employees were paid the correct amount, but Graza noticed that their gross pay was off in November and realized what had happened.

Farris said Sheriff Ralph Johnson decided to let the employees keep the added bonus money because it was the department?s fault.

OK, thanks for the update. Now, what's next after that? Could there be more rain on the horizon? When it rains, it does tend to pour...;-)

 

[jodiFL]

Software is only as good as the person entering the hours worked, deductions etc.They should be be looking at the person entering the data into that software.