Audit - 1952
TriL FRl~i:: Pü.JLIG LIllIihiìY OF 'lib eLl1. Ui" ~;¡iLIriA
Salina, Kansas
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Certified Public Accountants
Salina - Kansas
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Loren Slaughter.
:.tiss Helen Carlin.
Henry -óberhardt.
!Jrs. if. a .'Joses
Mrs. H. N. :\1'0668
Miss Helen Carlin
Loren Slaughter
Mrs. V. C. Webb
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Salina,
Kansas
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BCAHD OF DLLL-C:'Cù'.:)
Ward Barcafer
President
. Vice-President
Trc3asurer
Secretary
:Ai,,::; Grace E. ,-J tewart
Rudolph Barta
Peter M. Ilacdonald
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Schedule 1
Schedule 2
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INDEX
COMMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS, DT~3BUHEì;~:.f1WW AND BAr~M!CES
OF C¡..s H - GENERAL FUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash in Hank - National 3anl~ of i..merica, ";",
General Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Statement of Fund Balance - Ceneral Fund . . . . . . . . .
STATEMENT OF ~LC~IPTS, DISBURSEMENTS MID BALANCES
OF CASH - B!'"RTLETI' FUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STAT~NT OF RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND BALANCES
OF CASH - VOCARIUM ACCOUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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To the .doard of Lirecto!'s J
The Free Public Library of the City of Salina,
Salina, Kansas.
Gentlemen:
In accorda.'1Ce with your instructions, an examination has been made of the financial
books and recorda of Th€ Free Public Library of the City of Salina covering the
period from January 1 to December 31, 1952, inclusive. The report. of such exa.1J1-
ination 18 herewith subuitted. A copy of th.ia report has been submitted to t..i¡e
governing body of the City of Salina.
SCOPE OF EXAMINA TION
The examination was performed in accordance with the general and specific required
provisions of the Minimum Stan:iard Audit Program approved by the State Municipal
Accounting Board. .
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S1'ATE2AEN'l' OF RECEIPTS, DT~\BURSUŒ~1'JS AND BALANCES OF CASH - GENERAL FU"ll, l<:x.J,ibit
!If.. If. The operating receipts and disbursements of The Free Public Library of t!le
City of Salina are cleared through its General Fund. Exhibit 'fAil reflect::::oel6
receipts and disburaements during the pe 1'iod and the balanc:ea at the beginning
and closing dates of that period.
The library treasurer received Q. total of $36,349.80 in appropriations from the
City of Salina during the year 1952. This amount was verified with the city
clerk.
During the period the librarian reJlÚ.tted to the library treasurer, fines, member-
ship tees, rentals and refunds in the amount of $952.1). Fi;OO8 are assessed by
the library tor failure to return books wi thin the time l1mi t, membership fees
are collected from rural subscribers, and rentals are colle':Jted for the use ot
certain books classified as pay shelf books. Such collectio:œ made at the lib-
rary are ordinarily in very small amounts. Receipts are not i!lsued for each col-
lection. These remittances were not made immediately after the end of the month
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in which the collections were made. It i8 again recommeni.!d that these items
be rem! tted to the treasurer within ti ve day. alter the end at the applicable
month.
Checks iBsusd during the period were examined as to number, paJ'e8, payee endorse-
ment, signatures and bank cancellation, and were compared with the record of
che cks issued.
Claim vouchers paid during the period were test checked with invoices and claim
voucœrs were test cheaked with the amounts of the warrant checks issued in pa;yment
thereot.
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GA.:5.iÍ I:i BANi': - NAT.~Cj ,ri,.. ;L,r CJF /i l;3ICi:¡~);~:,UI1., !':-,NS":.,, Schedule 1. 'Jnùer this
schedule the Genera.l F.,a) bank balance, as confirmed by the dleposi "tory, is recon-
ciled to the treasurel"\.~. Dalance December 31, 1952.
The treasurer mainÜuTi.¡ no record of difibursements a8 is required under "';. s.
1949, 12-1213..
CC'PLIAHCE ViTTH CASHb:~:<IS AiL &:'>;1_1' LA~YS. '.Tnder the provÜ,ions of the Gash
basis law ((,. s. 1949 j 10-1101 to 1122) . it i¡s unlawful to make payment out of or
to create an indebtedness against any fund in excebS of money actually on hand
in the treasury to the credit of the f'und. Because of the inadequacy of the
records maintained it is impractical to determine compliance with the ca$h basis
law during the year.
Under the provisiorw of the budget law (G. S. 1949, 79-293S to 2937) it is li.."1-
lawful to make payment out of or to create an indebtednes~ against any fund in
exces::¡ of the amount provided for that fund by the annual bud.get.
The following statement shows the computation of the expenditures of tœ General
Fund for the year 1952:
Cash Disbursements for the Year 1952
$36,972.26
Less - Indebtedness December 31, 1951, included
in 1952 cash disbursements
135.52
Add - Indebtedness c:æated during 1952 but not
- paid before December 31, 1952
$36,836.74
Expendi tures for Year 1952
448.47
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'I'he amount of the indebtedness created dUring the year 1952, which was unpaid
December 31, 1952, was determined by examination of claim vcochers paid during
the months of January and Fe bruar.f, 1953.
The following statement shows a comparison of actual revenue, expenditures and
balances With those anticipated by the budget:
Unencumbered Fund. Balance - January I, 1952
Revenue - Year 1952
From Taxation
Other Revenue
Total
¥Jcpend1 tures (Per computation above)
Unencumbered Fund Balance
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Amount
(Over)
Per or Under
Actual !:tdget Budget
$ 461.21 $ ($461.21)
36.349.80 36..349.80
952.13 800.20 J151.93)
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$37,763.14 $37,150.00 ($613.14).
37,285.21 ..11i150 .00 (135.21) II
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The above statement shows that there was a viclâ.tion of thB budget law in the
amount of $135.21.
STi,T.r..M1~NT OF FUND BM,ANCL - GF,NrjÜL END, Schedule 2. This ::>tatement S!1OYiS the
computation of the Unencumbered Jeneral Fund balance at December 31, 1952.
S'I,c;TiiÆ'JT OF RFCi:,IPTS, r.::1~;13'JRSt)&N1S AND BAL,f,:~C¡<,S OF GASH, BAfì'H,ETT P"?>D, Exhibit
"b't. The Bartlett Funà represents the unexpended balance of funds origirmting
from a bequef:ôt made by Jennie V. Bartlett, deceased, plus interest received on
the investments of the fund.
E..xhibit ItBlt reflects the receipts and disbursements of the ;j;;rtlett Fund during
the audit period and the cash balances at the beginning and closing da.tes of the
period. The bank balance was confirmed with the depository.
In addition to the cash balance there is an amount of $129.44 due from the General
Furrl to the Bartlett Fund at December 31, 1952, as explained in Schedule 2. The
fund balance at December 31, 1952, is therefore $276.90.
STATEMENT OF !ECEIP'fS, DISBllRSEMEN"TS AND BALANCES OF CASH -. VOCARIUM ACCOTJN'!',
Exhibi t "C". During the year 1951 the board of dire ctors accepted a gift of
$250.00 from Leslie Kreps Post 1162, I~ansas Department of the American IR-gion and
iU! auxiliary for the purcllase of certain equipnent for the library. This exhibit
shows the transactiona of the special fund used for accounting for this gift.
I NSURANCE AND FIDELITY BO:1JS
A summary of insurance and fidelity bond coverage December 31,1952, is as fol-
lows:
Property Insured
Building
Building Contents
Museum Contents
Boiler
Coverage
f~oun t
Fire and Extended Coverage*
Fire and Supplemental~
Fire ani Supplemental
Boiler hplosion
$76,500.00
40,000.00
2,000.00
5,000.00
Fideli ty Bond
Henry H. I!.'berhard t
4,000.00
* 80% Co-Insurance
A bond for the treasurer in the amount specified by the library board is requi red
under the provis10ns of G. S. 1949, 12-l211, Buch bond to è.~ approved by the
Board of City Commissioners. The minutes of the library bOClrd dated June 30,
1942, authorized a bond in the amount of $4,000.00 which is the amount of the
bond previously posted by the treasurer. The treasurer's bond was approved by
the Board of City Commissioners on June 28, 1943.
The fidelity bond of the treasurer was renewed upon its expiration by a continu-
ation certificate issued by the surety company. Toe effect of the continuation
certificate is to extend the period to which the amount of the bond is applicable
am. does not provide $4,000.00 of coverage for each term. A bc,nd is required by
statute and it is apparently intended that a separate coverage c,f the full amount
be provided for each term and. we are of the opinion that this requirement cannot
be satia1fied by a continuation certificate.
GE.'ŒRAL
Th~ purchase order and claim voucher system in use by the libra~r doe~ not meet
the requirements of such systems prescribed for use by Kansas 'Junicipali ties.
In many instances it is evident that purchase order claim voucher forms are not
properly executed by the vendor until a considerable time after the merchandise
had been received by the library. In numerous instances, there was no claim
voucher attached to vendors t invoices.. In other instances invoices were lacking
and the information on the claim voucher gave an insufficient ,ænount of infonnation
concerning the purchase. No record is maintained which ilmicates the creation
of indebtedness and it appears that many vendors are paid without having first
rendered a properly executed and detailed claim.
It is recommended that consideration be given to improving the control of ex-
penditure by making pa}~ents only after properly executed and detailed claim
vouchers have been received. Some procedure should also be in use which will
provide a control over the outstanding indebtedness of the librar.f.
During the period a bond issue of $>25,000.00 was at1thori:~ed by a vote of the
ci tizens of Salina for certain improvements in the physical plant of the librar,:,¡.
We have been informed by city officials that the bonds authorized will not be
issued but that the authorization will be used to penni t øxpendi ture of funds
frem a ci ty fund known as "General and Special Improvements in Lieu of Bonds Fund".
Construction authorized by the vote upon the bond issue was comrnenced prior to
December 31, 1952, and we have been informed by the office of the Salina City.
Clerk that expenditures amounting to approximately $25,000.00 have been made in
that construction work. All matters concerning the improvement program have been
handled by the City of Salina. and not the Library Board. 'D:lerefore, there have
been no receipts or expendi tures in regard to the program by. the Library Board.
The minutes of the meetings of the board of directors were exa~ined for matters
pertaining to the audit.
The board of directors did not make an annual report to thl9 governing body of
the City of Salina. as required under the provisions of G. S. 1949, 12-1206.
CERTIFI c.UE
In my opinion, subject to the foregoing comments, the aCCOmpéLI13ing exhibits and
related schedules reflect the financial condition of The FreEl Public Library of
the City of Salina as of December 31, 1952, ani the result of its operations for
the period from January 1 to December 3l, 1952.
Respectfully submitted,
KE~nEDY À.¡"lD CaE,
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in charge of and & (::ti valy engaged on
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940.133
466.ld
143.24
243.98
2,173.18
998.45
93.24
900.00
601.71
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48.88
215.50
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684.08
525.32
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Salina, Kansas
STATJ:i;'~[~~NT OF F'ECFIPIS, I:rSBUF:;; ;~"ŒNTS il:\fD
- 3AL/!.NCËŠ-/)};;- CASH - GENEHAL FU~--
JanuarJ 1 to . December 31, 1952
Treasurer's Cash Balance - ,January 1, 1952
Receipts
J\ppropriation from the Ci ty of ~:a1in[!
F'ines, Memberships and Rentals
Total
Disbursements
Salaries and Wages
Librarian
Ca taloger
Children's Librarian
Reference Librarian
Circulation Librarian
Musewn Curator
~4,62J.JJ
6.);.00
2,JhJ.00
2,460. .J)
2,400.0J
1,<560.0J
2,460.)0
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3,355.06
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Treasurer
Student Assistants
Books
Pe riodicals
Binding
Heat, Lights and Water
Telephone
8uilding and Equipment Maintenance
Furniture and Equipment
Office and Library Supplies
Janitor Supplies
Museum Expense
Traveling Expense
Memberships and Dues
Postage
Auditing
Social Security Tax
Records
Insurance
Post Office Box Rent
Bank Deposit Box Rent
Freight and Delivery
Miscellaneous
Total Disbursements
Treasurer's Cash Balance - December 31,1952
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Deëëñiber -:31, 1952
Add - Deposi t in Transi t
~a1ance ?er Bank Statement - December 31, ~?~~~
Less - ~ùtstanding Checks
Check
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259
782
366
367
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869
870
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873
874
875
876
877
878
879
880
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36.80
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69.33
48.45
80.43
66.58
19.73
38.33
38.51
14.30
10.58
7.94
55.83
18.50
214.27
3.09
2.57
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8d4
885
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891
892
d93
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(396
b97
898
899
901
902
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905
906
5361
5362
5364
Book Balance - December 31,1952
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6.41
103.113
12.41
252.01
37.99
1,864.75
102.34
23.77
236.31
4.00
38.80
37.03
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12.00
22.69
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THE FREE PUBLIC LIB,ARY OF THE (" lIT OF S:~L:rNÞ.
~;alína , Kansas
STA'T'F::¿,ENT OF FUND BAht,NCE - GE1'iE;RlU" FUND
December 31,1952
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Treasurer's Cash Balance - December 31, 1?52
Arrh")unt Due tl1e Bartlett !,'und (See :ìe"-,~'L
on Examina tion da ted Dece:¡¡ber .>-- ~ -~,'
for details)
au tstanding Indebtedness unpRid a t December
31,1952
General ~ùnd Balance - December 31,_1952
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T'1E FREE PU3LIC LIBRARY OF T":IE CITY OF SALINA
Salina, Kansas
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS, DISBURSEI~TS AND
-- BALANCES OF CASH - '1ARTLE'IT FUND --
,January 1 to December 31,1952
Balance - January 1,1952
Receipts
Disbursements
Figurines and Furnishings
Balance - December 31, 19S2
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TIE F'RT~E PUBLIC LIBRARY OF T:m CITY o¡, SALINA
~~alina, Kansas
STATEMENT OF RECEIPT~, rISDUR.3EMENTS Þ.ND
BALANCES OF CASH - VOCARIUU ACCOUNT
January 1 to December 31,1952
Balance - January 1,195::'
Receipts
Disbursements
Records
Balance - December 31,1952
Exhibi t 'IC"
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