CLINTON — A recent audit found eight findings at the Parishwide Fire Protection District of East Feliciana Parish, two of which were repeated from the previous year.

The independent audit report ordered by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, found that the district lacked policies and procedures for its accounting and financial functions, failed to obtain formal approval from its governing board before purchasing a $400,000 pumper truck and failed to ensure bank balances exceeding the $250,000 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit were properly collateralized.

Management also failed to provide documentation to show all members had taken the state-required ethics and sexual harassment prevention training and failed to file its audit report with the Legislative Auditor’s office within the required time frame.

The auditor also found the district could not provide minutes for its Feb. 26, 2024, meeting and failed to amend its budget when actual expenditures exceeded budgeted expenditures by more than 5%.

In a management letter to officials, the auditor recommended that all invoices be attached to a statement before payment is made.