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PROTHMAN REPORT: Recommendations for Citywide Reorganization and Finance Restructuring
On January 11, 2006, the City of Sultant council chamber was full to capacity and the foyer overflowing with interested citizens to hear the results of the anxiously-awaited Prothman Report. But because there was a last-minute delay obtaining final financial figures, the report was not finalized until Jan. 12th.
Transcription of Prothman Report presentation during Jan. 11th council meeting (in Word, Acrobat)
The Final Prothman Report was forwarded to us by the City (3 mb in size in Word format). The first half of this file is comprised of 30-or-so pages of the Prothman Report; the second half consists almost entirely of the auditor's report, which is Attachment C. For our slow-pokey friends who are still on dial-up, we are providing here a smaller pdf version (576 kb) of the first half of the Prothman report, which does not include the 30-odd pages of auditor's findings. You can access the auditor's report via our link below). NOTE: There is also A VERY IMPORTANT ATTACHMENT to the Prothman Report we are also providing in a smaller pdf file -- Attachment B (pdf, 86 kb) depicting both the current and proposed city organization, in org chart form. Audio of Prothman Presentation (3 mb, MP3)

STATE AUDITOR'S REPORT(which also comprises the second half of the Prothman Report)

Financial Statements & Federal Single Audit Report (885 kb).... Accountability Audit Report (178 kb)....Exit Conference Exhibits (48 kb). NOTE: We will be splitting up the 40-page "Financial Statements and Federal Single Audit Report" file later today for easier downloading, but for now, the complete file is 900 kb.

The State Auditor reported significant findings during the City of Sultan's Dec. 21, 2005 council meeting. AUDIO of the auditor's 24-minute presentation (in MP3, 2.9 mb). Short version of the findings is this:
  • Finding #1: The City of Sultan's internal controls over payment activities are insufficient to prevent or detect misappropriation of public assets;
  • Finding #2: The City's lack of internal controls over its utility billings and cash receipting system creates the potential for a loss or misappropriation of public funds; and
  • Finding #3: The City has inadequate procedures over key data systems.