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Show Page S7 The Sanpete County Messenger, Thursday, April 1, 1982 State Office of Education will correct inappropriate activities Several cases of inappropriate activities in the Office of Education have been disclosed in a joint statement from Dr, Walter p. Talbot. State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and W, Val Oveson, Utah State Auditor. The activities are: unauthorized and inappropriate use of equipment by office of Education are using equipment belonging to the office for personal purposes and have not followed the policy in the use of the equipment. Mr. Oveson recommended that the Office of Education immediately collect the equipment from the employees and appropriately discipline those employees. Inadequate involved. It was also discovered accounting in the Blind that control over disposiWorkshop, and unauthorized payments made from tion of equipment is not a restricted trust fund. adequate to prevent the Employees of the Office disposal of useful equip accountprepared financial state- establish a good ments for several years, ing policy. because it had not been During the fiscal year 1981 there were expenthe policy of the Office of Education to do so. To ditures of $1,785 from a correct this problem, Mr. Oveson recommends that the workshop establish a proper accounting system and adequately train employees to produce ment. The Stale Auditor recommended that the controls over the disposal of equipment be strengthened to ensure disposals are documented and executed appropriately. Dr. Talbot agreed to strengthen the existing policy to help correct this problem. The Blind Workshop financial activities have been restricted trust fund which were not in accordance with the restrictions of the trust, and funds from other sources were commingled improperly. It should be noted that the activities which gave rise to the expenditures are not in question, but only the source of payment. In 1972 the State was made the beneficiary of the semiannual income from a testamentary trust known as the Peterson Trust Fund. The trust document specified the uses and restrictions of the fund. The trust fund is admini financial information enable the management of the workits shop to evaluate activities. Dr. Talbot agrees with this comment and has taken steps to which inadequately accounted for, resulting in insufficient information to manage the workshop. The workshop had not will Fruit & Shade Trees W Start at Quaking Aspen Now in Stock A v Austrian Pine ...think Sanpete County Theatre and about it! 3 FOR MORE INFO: Entertainment Guide (801) A 533-736- justl ft. size $20 stered by the director of the Murray B. Allen Blind Center and his unit supervisors. It was recommended that the fund should be strictly monitored to ensure compliance with the restrictions of the fund and the fund should be reim- - bursed for all inap- propriate expenditures. not related to the trust should not be commingled with the trust fund. The fund should also be accounted for and reported as a trust fund in the Office of Education. Also, other receipts Locally grown by" lifll V Bor. r( DggdgGG UFGGFyl Centerfield 528-367- 9 4 Community Service 0IMI QgqiO $ Qoffite? Star Theatre Towne Theatre Ephraim Om Skewing 1:00 p.m. 2 Showings Fit., Set. Shows at 7:15 9:10 p.m. I ft) Wed. thru Sat. March 31, April "Silence off WiGTft" GROSSING the North" a true stoiy. Up UpUpgL Up Up Up d dp Uf dpdpdpdodp 1 d 1 dd 1 1p Qegifl 3 d dp dp dp dp dp wl dp dp dp Dffle i d jSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS5S!SSS5$5iSI 835-635- 2 ILodgo Cl DooOauracrt A Pour Diamond AAA Facility Dine in quiet comfort with white linen. Featuring: New York Steak Fillet Mignon Lobster Tail King Crab Legs Giant Prawns and other succulent v ' V " - K ' t , Tj i . V,-- i f T ' . , 5 Miles South, then 1 Mile East of Manti on the Palisade Lake Road Open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. 835-635- 2 ' " dishes I FOR RESERVATIONS CALL y I SkfiDifliyjaiiifiB 4 5 5 .Xl , ),' s .i , ,V! ' . rv ' 1 |