Results from Audit Showcase Board’s Dedication to Transparency & Fiscal Responsibility
Annual Audits of public agencies are required by state law, and are helpful tools to ensure the proper accounting procedures are followed and that public funds are being properly utilized. Rowland Water District (RWD) has completed its review of the audit performed by White, Nelson, Diehl, Evans LLP, and approved those findings at the regularly scheduled Board meeting held on January 13, 2015.
Those findings indicated that accounting procedures have been properly followed, and that the Board and staff at RWD have been consistent in their dedication to transparency and strong fiscal management. The audit process was handled smoothly and efficiently by the accounting firm, and found no significant issues throughout. The Board unanimously approved the findings.
“The audit process is an important annual benchmark for our agency,” says Tom Coleman, RWD General Manager. “Each year, an outside accounting firm comes in and carefully goes over every aspect of our fiscal health. Having outside eyes confirm that we are operating properly and within state guidelines reassures our rate payers that we are keeping our promise to them.”
“We are very pleased with the audit process and findings, as we have been in previous years,” says Szu Pei Yu-Lang, RWD Board President. “In this time of drought, we are very mindful that we need to be impeccable in how we handle our fiscal responsibilities, and this report from White, Nelson, Diehl, Evans LLP indicates that we continue to operate with great fiscal clarity and adhere to the highest standards in that regard.”
The audit process began in March 2014, and was completed in a timely fashion and in accordance to the directives of the RWD Board and state requirements. A comprehensive report on the audit findings can be found on the RWD website at www.rwd.org.
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