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COMMENTS TO MANAGEMENT
\ We noted the following matter involving internal control and its operation that has led or could
lead to noncompliance with laws and regulations, the loss of assets or revenues, or otherwise
compromise the Clerk’s fiscal accountability.
Properly Assess and Bill Court Costs i
. For two cases, the Clerk miscoded in the fi nanéiall system $191 in attorney fees as
Commonwealth instead of leeala and did not bill ‘the ‘locality for the fees.
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The amounts above are based on actial aio noted within‘ou sarhple of court transactions,
ty The Clerk and the Clerk’s staff
should correct the specific cases noted above, Sek additic art training’ in the assessment and billing of
court costs, and establish , a-system of review\to thinimize™ ‘thie’ “ikelihood of billing errors going
undetected. In ail cases, athe Cletk's hould assess ‘afd bill court-Costs in accordance with the Code of
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