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Committee Moves Corrective Action and Countywide Cash-Handling Policy to Full After State Audit of Golf Course Collections
Summary
After a New York State audit of golf-course collections, staff presented a corrective action plan and a proposed countywide cash-handling policy; the Audit & Administration Committee voted to forward two resolutions to the full Legislature for final adoption.
PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. — County staff presented a corrective action plan responding to a New York State audit of Putnam County’s golf-course collections, and the Audit & Administration Committee voted Nov. 25 to forward a countywide cash-handling policy and related corrective-action resolution to the full Legislature.
County staff (Alexandra) told the committee they drafted a countywide cash-handling policy and are requiring departments to tailor the policy to their operations. "We responded to the audit's recommendations," Alexandra said, and described seven key findings from the state audit that the county’s plan addresses, starting with adopting a cash-handling policy to allow work on remaining findings.
Staff discussed moving toward a cashless payment system but cautioned it could be costly; the golf course contract remains in effect through 2025, staff said. The committee voted to move two resolutions (the corrective action plan and the county cash-handling policy and procedures) to next week’s full Legislature meeting for formal adoption.
Why it matters: the state audit found procedural weaknesses in cash handling for recreation and golf-course collections. The corrective action plan aims to standardize cash controls countywide, reduce risk and implement department-level procedures that will improve accountability for collected revenues.
The committee instructed staff to prepare formal resolution language to present to the full Legislature next week.
