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New Canaan board reviews management responses to CLA audit of procurement controls
Summary
The New Canaan Board of Education heard management'responses to a CLA audit of procurement-to-pay controls and agreed to update purchasing procedures, formalize exception documentation, pilot shared vendor tracking, study a centralized contract module and strengthen AP workflow controls.
The New Canaan Board of Education on March reviewed management'responses to a CLA (Clifton, Larson & Allen) audit of the district's procurement and payment controls, with staff outlining actions and timelines to address audit recommendations.
Keith, director of finance and operations, told the board the district received a "satisfactory" rating overall and will update its purchasing manual and procedures, implement an exception form, pilot a shared vendor-performance tracking spreadsheet and evaluate centralized contract management software before moving forward on licensing.
Why it matters: Board members pressed for clearer documentation of approval thresholds, stronger segregation of duties in accounts payable and formal verification steps for vendor-bank-account changes — topics the…
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