Officials from the Regional Audit Chamber (RIO) audited the finances of the Warta Bolesławiecka municipality at the end of last year. They detected irregularities and shortcomings. A few days ago, they published the report. It turned out that Mirosław Haniszewski’s office had failed to comply with applicable regulations and its own rules. The irregularities identified and the post-audit recommendations take up eight pages.
The RIO document states, among other things, that in 2009–2011 the costs of financial operations were recorded in the accounts in a reporting period different from the one in which they actually occurred. In 2009, the amount involved was over PLN 22,000; in 2010, over PLN 5,000; and in 2011, over PLN 17,000. In the reports on the implementation of the budget revenue plan and the implementation of tax revenue for 2010, the amount of the effects of decisions issued by the tax authority was overstated by almost PLN 60,000. It also turned out that two contractors had not been refunded their security deposits, totaling over PLN 15,000 (the refund deadlines fell in 2003, 2008 and 2010).
In the case of some taxpayers with tax arrears, Haniszewski’s office did not take enforcement action in time. In three cases, the office did not refer the matters to court; in the case of two tenants of residential premises, it failed to collect the debt.
Grants for sports clubs were recorded in a shared account, making it impossible to determine the amount of money transferred and settled. In two cases, a sports club accounted for a larger grant amount than it had received from the municipality.
In 2009, members of four District Election Commissions were paid allowances on the basis of attendance lists that contained no written confirmation whatsoever of the members’ participation in the commissions’ work.
The Regional Audit Chamber called for the elimination of the irregularities and positively assessed the actions taken by Haniszewski’s office to correct the errors.
(information: KG)