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The audit examined cash counts and point-of-sale procedures at three county park sites. Auditors found minimal discrepancies in drawer counts but noted problems in how credit-card sales were recorded because credit-card readers and the parks’ point-of-sale (POS) system did not interact; credit-card transactions required manual entry into the POS. Auditors also found inconsistency in how employee tips were reported to payroll and a lack of a readily available parks cash-handling manual at sites.

Folliard said a new process for tip reporting was implemented after the audit, the parks updated their cash-handling manual with a standardized inventory-tracking form, and financial reconciliations have improved. “I’m pleased to report that based on management’s comments and backup material, the parks department has fully implemented all five recommendations. So therefore, this is our last follow-up report on this issue,” she said.

Auditors noted that they perform periodic cash counts and may return in the future to re-test controls, but for now the parks item is closed.

No committee vote was required; the item was informational only.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Milwaukee County - Committee on Audit on 2025-03-03 3:00 PM - HYBRID MEETINGThis meeting will be held in Room 203-R, and will be live-streamed on the County Legislative Information Center: https://milwaukeecounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx - Mar 03, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Auditors reported that Milwaukee County parks have implemented all five recommendations from an October cash-count audit, correcting POS and revenue posting issues and updating a cash-handling manual.","taxTitle","Milwaukee County, Wisconsin","taxId",2736,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6653891,"Audit finds thousands of courthouse key cards without payroll matches; facilities say deactivation work underway",290,643000,933000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2477714-f51206113bb069dab0c889e4343487d4&start=643&end=933","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2477714-f51206113bb069dab0c889e4343487d4/thumbnail_643000.jpg","/articles/6653891/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Audit-finds-thousands-of-courthouse-key-cards-without-payroll-matches-facilities-say-deactivation-work-underway","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6653891-6271400072a3162476cf6c96ab781e32/orig.mp4?Expires=1770928271&Signature=kbYHYdHCU-oSClgQ13WvZvhJz9BrPiphIvYa1AWZEGc2JvZmb8cQY~EI-qE41mdUDH65haPha5MvgZa9x7OhpPeSfqNsJNBKVOUbwCZEzFtRiQL6jrRkdMjzcIUXmebDT3RdbjIqcIFLLFQHr7wLR22rSNEO3RARHS9NtVcgfmnbfVYMPfxJ7i39f3qXNK4MwdvxykGvFrIefxsbC-vz8NeZtjua-mLPnh0lcLDl1hv0TASWOch7y4bIDrFB5gL285yPuwmvzKieDEdX7m08SOAUfd82SIQKgIac3VnIRnOzsBkKwEDuOW2w~T7PYOP16-EA5a8cc7iX8oWMOdMpTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jennifer Folliard, Comptroller’s director of audits, reported to the Milwaukee County Committee on Audit on March 3 that a recent audit of courthouse access key cards found nearly 2,000 cards still active that had no association with Milwaukee County payroll records.

Folliard said the audit, released in August of the prior year, identified issues with procedures for terminating key cards and monitoring the program. \"We found almost 2,000 key cards that were still active and that had no association with an active employee from the county's payroll system,\" she told the committee. After additional testing that excluded state employees, judicial offices and parking-only cards, the auditors reported \"a little over 1,500 key cards remained without a match.\" The audit issued 11 recommendations to strengthen policies and monitoring; based on the status report attached to the auditors’ update, all 11 recommendations remain open.

Dustin Schrader, director of security for the Department of Administrative Services’ Facilities Management Division, told the committee the problem stemmed from a synchronization issue between systems used by Facilities and the Sheriff's Department. \"We found out is it would not deactivate on the other side,\" Schrader said, describing cases where a badge was deactivated in one system but still appeared active in the other. Schrader said Facilities and the Sheriff's Department are working together to identify removed employees and remove their badges from both systems and to correct duplicate badge-group entries; he estimated the department has deactivated “about 300 or 400\" cards so far and said deactivation work is ongoing.

Aaron Hertzberg, executive director of the Department of Administrative Services, said the department has brought resources to bear to resolve the multiple-access and change-management issues and that a broader set of security upgrades — including replacement of the long-term access control system — will be considered. He said an informational report has been submitted and referred to the SEE committee that will discuss security upgrades next Monday.

Committee members asked whether funding for the replacement and upgrades was in hand. A facilities representative said he believed ARPA funds had been reallocated to the project but did not provide definitive documentation during the meeting.

Committee members also asked if the replacement system will consolidate badges. A department representative said, when the Secure 900 system is in place, there will be a single ID card that will also serve as the access badge.

The auditors said Facilities is in the process of replacing the long-term key card system and that the Comptroller’s Office will request a further status report at the committee’s September cycle. The item was presented as informational only; no formal vote was taken.","An audit of courthouse access key cards found nearly 2,000 active cards with no payroll match; facilities and the Sheriff's Department are working to resolve synchronization issues and replace the access system, with several recommendations still open.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6653896,"Milwaukee County audit office says data governance recommendations closed after follow-up",148,110000,258000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2477714-f51206113bb069dab0c889e4343487d4&start=110&end=258","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2477714-f51206113bb069dab0c889e4343487d4/thumbnail_110000.jpg","/articles/6653896/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Milwaukee-County-audit-office-says-data-governance-recommendations-closed-after-follow-up","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6653896-fec31fb49593ecdf2f251a7707169eca/orig.mp4?Expires=1770928271&Signature=i0bhu9dHfX-SZn7y5Gd8LfHcQm~FhZQwIT6Nl4fUV318XK51JITMEG1Tg~xR1TiVAOsLnS~vRXbj9Jb6Ld8khRGN0MtkB2-FkqFLtdCJ3xo2tBH-61~rD0Sgpuw3gpRcZYnwQJiV29hjhY-Ee1~0~sClZKds8WTU7RWBfksESyZS4Gd0x1l0k26wqzmdlJgGv3JhU~kxnMsjHPlMDWEwklP8dTwl4nJhStJVJzk7YkZ9J1SDu~QxhBmQo1HC4yJcwKjF9-C3pNUEPhysZcFKawCRcIMaK0rmu1wgSsm47CdrvJxMdqts4axkUePRo6Lex1CpacS1-4-3tyZxb9oRWA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jennifer Folliard, Comptroller’s director of audits, told the Milwaukee County Committee on Audit on March 3 that the office’s final follow-up on a May 2023 data governance audit has closed all outstanding recommendations.

Folliard said the original audit found Milwaukee County’s data governance was an “emerging discipline,” that the county lacked a formal documented enterprise data governance program at the time of the audit and that there were gaps in contract guidance beyond IMSD’s internal templates. “This is our third follow-up. … we have closed all of our recommendations,” she said during the meeting.

The audit team described data governance using the U.S. Government Accountability Office definition as a framework to make data assets transparent, accessible and of sufficient quality to support government operations and public information. The auditors noted typical data governance implementation timelines of two to four years and that maturity models are used to measure progress. The Comptroller’s Office had issued six core recommendations to address program structure, documentation and cross-departmental contracting guidance.

Jackie Bobo, Chief Information Officer for Milwaukee County’s Information Management Services Division (IMSD), described how IMSD’s Architectural Review Committee (ARC) operates and how contract terms are reviewed. “Our architectural review committee actually consists of our entire IT management staff,” Bobo said, listing directors, deputy CIO and architects who participate in weekly ARC sessions. Bobo said IMSD evaluates security and vendor documentation on a per-application basis — for example, SOC 2 or SOC 3 requirements depend on whether software is hosted on county servers or provided as software-as-a-service — and that IMSD reviews those standards annually as part of contract renewals.

Folliard said the three recommendations that remained open at prior follow-ups related to contract guidance were addressed when IMSD published contract materials and met with procurement to share information. She told the committee the office will not return on this particular audit unless new issues arise.

The item was presented as informational only; no committee action or vote was recorded.

The committee had no public comments on the item and accepted the informational report.","Comptroller auditors told the County Committee on Audit that final follow-up on a May 2023 data governance audit has closed all recommendations after IMSD provided contract guidance and procurement information.","actionData","errors"]

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