Budget analysts flag gaps in Rec & Park cash controls; department pledges online system and fee codification

A follow-up audit presented to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee found weaknesses in the Recreation and Park Department’s cash-handling practices and recommended codifying uncodified program fees, strengthening two-person cash controls and improving incident reporting.

Stan Jones of the budget analyst’s office told the committee the audit reviewed prior recommendations and identified six new findings and 26 recommendations. Jones said the report flags several program fees (futsal, 7-a-side soccer, women’s basketball and tennis instruction) that had not been approved by the Recreation and Park Commission or codified in park code as required by the charter. "These activities have been in use for years...the fees collected by staff are transported to McLaren Lodge where they are turned over to the Parks Trust," Jones said, noting the report lists several…