Boardman Township performance audit

PERFORMANCE AUDIT

Boardman

Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor’s office released a performance audit for the township Thursday comparing township operations, staffing and expenses with peer communities. Some recommendations:

FINANCIAL SYSTEMS

Adopt formal policies and procedures for the budget process.

Strengthen current internal controls to minimize risks.

Develop a comprehensive purchasing manual.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Require all full-time employees to contribute at least 10 percent toward the cost of the monthly insurance premiums.

Work with the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Employee Services representative to implement the appropriate programs to reduce premiums and future claims.

Eliminate the practice of paying a portion of the employees’ share of retirement contributions for the road department in future negotiations.

POLICE

Remove minimum patrolman “staffing per shift” and “preservation of rank” clauses.

Negotiate a sick leave balance limit of 480 hours and provide payment of only 25 percent of his balance.

Reduce the number of paid holidays for dispatcher and patrolmen from 11 to 10 days.

During future negotiations, eliminate the shift differential compensation payments for patrolmen working afternoon and midnight shifts.

FIRE

In future contract negotiations, revise the fire prevention officers’ work week to 40 hours, excluding lunch.

Reduce or eliminate attendance incentives.

ROAD

Reduce staffing by up to six full-time employees.

Reduce number of vacation days

Eliminate sick leave buy-back options as it has not been effective in controlling sick leave.

Eliminate attendance incentive.

Reduce uniform allowance.

Source: State auditor’s office