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Guam EPA responds to OPA audit, says documentation format inconsistencies will be corrected
Summary
Agency staff told the board that the Office of Public Accountability audit flagged inconsistent documentation of board approvals; staff said corrective actions include standardized approval documents and have prepared a response describing planned fixes.
Staff briefed the board on the Office of Public Accountability report, saying the audit noted inconsistent documentation for board approvals of expenditure plans. Agency staff said the substance of approvals existed in the record but the forms and formats were inconsistent, which produced the audit finding.
The agency has drafted a response and corrective action plan that includes standardizing document templates and clarifying the forms used to show board approval. Staff said they will publish and implement the standardized formats and indicated they had already discussed immediate corrective steps following the preliminary audit media coverage.
Board members asked whether the agency's response would be public; staff said the response had been prepared and would follow the OPA process. The board directed staff to continue implementing the corrective actions and to share Notices of Violation and administrative appeal materials with the board as hearing officers are assigned by the Attorney General's office.
