A few months ago a group of employees & volunteers with the Pensacola Humane Society accused the Board of Directors of misconduct, mismanagement of funds and more. The initial letter was written anonymously but the accusers later revealed themselves. The Board denied the allegations & subsequently ordered an independent audit. In the meantime, the shelter closed as staff quit and the public was left awaiting the audit report. The audit report has now been released and the results state that the management of funds appears to be handled nearly wholly appropriately. Expenses appeared to be valid, donations were utilized for intended purposesThere were a couple of the errors they had to dig deeper into. One was 4 checks that were discovered that were over $5,000 and needed 2 valid signatures but only had one, and the other situation was pertaining to bonus payments made to the former Director of Development that did not appear to have Board approval. The issue of the 4 checks were found to be valid expenses. The bonus payments were not. When it came to handling cash, the report states, “The Society has a policy that requires two signatures on any check of $5,000 or more.” The audit subsequently found 4 checks that had only 1 signature, but upon review, they found that all of the checks represented valid expenses. As for other transactions, the audit found that “all transactions were valid transfers.” As it pertained to cash disbursements, they repeated that their review showed that all disbursements represented valid expenses and were supported by the Society’s bylaws. Pertaining to the bonuses to the former Director of Development, there was a total bonus paid out over the year in the sum of $24, 000 in 2022. There was an unsigned copy of an incentive plan for bonuses to be paid based on a percentage of restricted and unrestricted donations raised by the former Director of Development. However, the end of the report states that these bonuses were paid without the knowledge nor approval from the Board. “The board minutes indicate that no action was taken by the Board of Directors to approve the proposed incentive program. As a result, it appears these bonuses were paid without the knowledge and/or approval of the Board of Directors or the Board Treasurer.” Read the entire report HERE https://pensacolahumane.com/the-report/ Read the initial allegation HERE https://www.newsradio923.com/anonymous-letter-accuses-pensacola-humane-society-board-of-misconduct/
A few months ago a group of employees & volunteers with the Pensacola Humane Society accused the Board of Directors of misconduct, mismanagement of funds and more. The initial letter was written anonymously but the accusers later revealed themselves. The Board denied the allegations & subsequently ordered an independent audit. In the meantime, the shelter closed as staff quit and the public was left awaiting the audit report. The audit report has now been released and the results state that the management of funds appears to be handled nearly wholly appropriately. Expenses appeared to be valid, donations were utilized for intended purposesThere were a couple of the errors they had to dig deeper into. One was 4 checks that were discovered that were over $5,000 and needed 2 valid signatures but only had one, and the other situation was pertaining to bonus payments made to the former Director of Development that did not appear to have Board approval. The issue of the 4 checks were found to be valid expenses. The bonus payments were not. When it came to handling cash, the report states, “The Society has a policy that requires two signatures on any check of $5,000 or more.” The audit subsequently found 4 checks that had only 1 signature, but upon review, they found that all of the checks represented valid expenses. As for other transactions, the audit found that “all transactions were valid transfers.” As it pertained to cash disbursements, they repeated that their review showed that all disbursements represented valid expenses and were supported by the Society’s bylaws. Pertaining to the bonuses to the former Director of Development, there was a total bonus paid out over the year in the sum of $24, 000 in 2022. There was an unsigned copy of an incentive plan for bonuses to be paid based on a percentage of restricted and unrestricted donations raised by the former Director of Development. However, the end of the report states that these bonuses were paid without the knowledge nor approval from the Board. “The board minutes indicate that no action was taken by the Board of Directors to approve the proposed incentive program. As a result, it appears these bonuses were paid without the knowledge and/or approval of the Board of Directors or the Board Treasurer.” Read the entire report HERE https://pensacolahumane.com/the-report/ Read the initial allegation HERE https://www.newsradio923.com/anonymous-letter-accuses-pensacola-humane-society-board-of-misconduct/
A few months ago a group of employees & volunteers with the Pensacola Humane Society accused the Board of Directors of misconduct, mismanagement of funds and more. The initial letter was written anonymously but the accusers later revealed themselves. The Board denied the allegations & subsequently ordered an independent audit. In the meantime, the shelter closed as staff quit and the public was left awaiting the audit report. The audit report has now been released and the results state that the management of funds appears to be handled nearly wholly appropriately. Expenses appeared to be valid, donations were utilized for intended purposesThere were a couple of the errors they had to dig deeper into. One was 4 checks that were discovered that were over $5,000 and needed 2 valid signatures but only had one, and the other situation was pertaining to bonus payments made to the former Director of Development that did not appear to have Board approval. The issue of the 4 checks were found to be valid expenses. The bonus payments were not. When it came to handling cash, the report states, “The Society has a policy that requires two signatures on any check of $5,000 or more.” The audit subsequently found 4 checks that had only 1 signature, but upon review, they found that all of the checks represented valid expenses. As for other transactions, the audit found that “all transactions were valid transfers.” As it pertained to cash disbursements, they repeated that their review showed that all disbursements represented valid expenses and were supported by the Society’s bylaws. Pertaining to the bonuses to the former Director of Development, there was a total bonus paid out over the year in the sum of $24, 000 in 2022. There was an unsigned copy of an incentive plan for bonuses to be paid based on a percentage of restricted and unrestricted donations raised by the former Director of Development. However, the end of the report states that these bonuses were paid without the knowledge nor approval from the Board. “The board minutes indicate that no action was taken by the Board of Directors to approve the proposed incentive program. As a result, it appears these bonuses were paid without the knowledge and/or approval of the Board of Directors or the Board Treasurer.” Read the entire report HERE https://pensacolahumane.com/the-report/ Read the initial allegation HERE https://www.newsradio923.com/anonymous-letter-accuses-pensacola-humane-society-board-of-misconduct/
A few months ago a group of employees & volunteers with the Pensacola Humane Society accused the Board of Directors of misconduct, mismanagement of funds and more. The initial letter was written anonymously but the accusers later revealed themselves. The Board denied the allegations & subsequently ordered an independent audit. In the meantime, the shelter closed as staff quit and the public was left awaiting the audit report. The audit report has now been released and the results state that the management of funds appears to be handled nearly wholly appropriately. Expenses appeared to be valid, donations were utilized for intended purposesThere were a couple of the errors they had to dig deeper into. One was 4 checks that were discovered that were over $5,000 and needed 2 valid signatures but only had one, and the other situation was pertaining to bonus payments made to the former Director of Development that did not appear to have Board approval. The issue of the 4 checks were found to be valid expenses. The bonus payments were not. When it came to handling cash, the report states, “The Society has a policy that requires two signatures on any check of $5,000 or more.” The audit subsequently found 4 checks that had only 1 signature, but upon review, they found that all of the checks represented valid expenses. As for other transactions, the audit found that “all transactions were valid transfers.” As it pertained to cash disbursements, they repeated that their review showed that all disbursements represented valid expenses and were supported by the Society’s bylaws. Pertaining to the bonuses to the former Director of Development, there was a total bonus paid out over the year in the sum of $24, 000 in 2022. There was an unsigned copy of an incentive plan for bonuses to be paid based on a percentage of restricted and unrestricted donations raised by the former Director of Development. However, the end of the report states that these bonuses were paid without the knowledge nor approval from the Board. “The board minutes indicate that no action was taken by the Board of Directors to approve the proposed incentive program. As a result, it appears these bonuses were paid without the knowledge and/or approval of the Board of Directors or the Board Treasurer.” Read the entire report HERE https://pensacolahumane.com/the-report/ Read the initial allegation HERE https://www.newsradio923.com/anonymous-letter-accuses-pensacola-humane-society-board-of-misconduct/
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