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City auditor flags recordkeeping and preneed trust problems at municipal cemeteries; staff to seek new software
Summary
A city performance audit found weak controls after the cemeteries were brought in‑house in 2018, including no permanent cemetery management software, late revenue postings and unresolved preneed trust transfers. Staff plans a new software procurement and data cleanup.
The Fort Lauderdale city auditor presented a performance audit on Feb. 18 that concluded the administration of the city’s four municipal cemeteries lacked adequate internal controls and reliable recordkeeping after the cemeteries moved from private management to city operations in 2018.
What auditors found: Patrick Riley, city auditor, said the cemeteries — which operate Woodland, Evergreen, Sunset Memorial Gardens and Lauderdale Memorial Park across about 98 acres — have a perpetual care trust balance of roughly $30.5 million and a preneed trust holding about $5.4 million. The audit said staff never completed the full implementation of cemetery accounting software purchased in 2020 and instead relied on spreadsheets and ad‑hoc processes that left invoices and receivables posted…
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