FLYAWAY TICKET RECEIPTS? AUDIT SAYS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS UNTRACEABLE.Byline: RICK ORLOV Staff Writer Thousands of dollars in ticket receipts cannot be accounted for because of lax oversight at the popular Van Nuys FlyAway fly·a·way adj. 1. Made or worn loose or draped, as to allow or suggest fluttering in the wind: a flyaway coat; long, flyaway hair. 2. a. terminal, said an audit released Friday by City Controller Laura Chick. The audit of the Internal Control Certification Program, which allows Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles World Airports or LAWA is the airport oversight and operations department for the city of Los Angeles, California. This department owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport, LA/Ontario International Airport, Palmdale Regional Airport, and Van to monitor its own activities, detected nearly $13,000 in unreconciled payments. "LAWA LAWA Los Angeles World Airports LAWA Lawrence's Warbler (bird species) management needs to provide closer oversight over the self-evaluation process to ensure that all weaknesses are identified and corrected," Chick said. The problem, Chick said, was that the counters for the cash boxes -- each of which contain up to $1,000 -- were not reset when the boxes were replaced to reflect the number of tickets sold for the bus trip from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. to LAX. The agency needs to change its procedures for tracking tickets dispensed dis·pense v. dis·pensed, dis·pens·ing, dis·pens·es v.tr. 1. To deal out in parts or portions; distribute. See Synonyms at distribute. 2. To prepare and give out (medicines). 3. from vending machines vending machine, coin-operated, automatic device for selling goods. Many vending machines are capable of making change, and some of the more sophisticated ones accept paper money or credit cards. , the audit said, as well as the amount of cash on hand. "It should be noted that LAWA's internal audit section ... identified several of the same problems," Chick said, but that report was never finalized See finalization. for action. Chick also found fault with LAWA's efforts to account for the $800,000 a year it receives from filming permits and noted that the agency often fails to collect the necessary deposit from film companies. Chick urged the Airport Commission to look at raising the amount it charges for filming, noting that the rate had not been increased since 1992. However, that would be at odds with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's policy of being flexible in working with the entertainment industry to keep filming in the city. On another topic, the controller said LAWA should also look at its accounts-receivable policies, to develop a quicker billing system as well as refer more unpaid bills to collection agencies. LAWA Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsay sent a point-by-point response to Chick, indicating that steps already have been taken to implement the audit's recommendations. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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