Plainfield scores near perfect on 2018 audit

This year's audit of the city is near perfect.

City Clerk A-Jay Jalloh released the CY2018 auditor's report a few days ago.

The city came in with a near-perfect audit -- as noted by the number of "findings" or matters needing correction, which are always posted at the end of the report.

It has been a long struggle -- led by Mayor Adrian O. Mapp (who is himself a certified municipal finance professional) -- and a struggle that shows improvement every year.

But it was not always thus. Under Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs for eight years, Plainfield's finances were in disarray much of that time --

• In 2010, $41,000 in cash was found to be missing from one division -- see here;
  
  
  
• The 2012 audit found severe problems in the Tax Collector's office (this was before David Marshall took over and has fixed things) -- read more here;
  
  
  
• By 2015, Mayor Mapp and his team had whittled the "findings" down to only 7 -- of which four concerned the Purchasing Division (things there have been straightened out with the arrival of Cythia Blake as the city's Certified Purchasing Agent) -- see here;
  
  
  
• In 2016, there was only one finding --  concerning the reporting required of the city's outsourced animal control program -- see more here.
  
  
  

This year (CY2018), there is once again only one "finding" -- having to do with the timely deposit of monies received by Planning, Fire and Engineering/Public Works, which deposits are supposed to be made withing 48 hours of receipt.

Given the enormous strides that have been made over the past decade, this one small finding is rather like being stopped for having a turning signal not working.

You will want to have it fixed.


Within 60 days of receipt of the audit report, the Council must adopt a "corrective action plan" proposed by the Chief Financial Officer to address the findings.

Mayor Mapp and his entire team deserve our thanks for the tremendous progress all have achieved on behalf of the City. Makin' us look good, guys!

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  -- Dan Damon [follow]

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