JEFFERSON CITY (June 13, 2013) – State Auditor Tom Schweich released an audit of the Office of Attorney General, Missouri Office of Prosecution Services (MOPS) today.
In the areas audited, the overall performance of this entity was Good.
The MOPS needs to improve controls and procedures over recipients. The MOPS does not restrictively endorse checks immediately upon receipt and does not document the date of receipt. The MOPS does not deposit registration fees until they total approximately $1,000, which may be up to three weeks.
The MOPS gave pay raises to employees that were not provided to other state employees. In addition to the two percent cost of living adjustment increase that was provided to state employees paid less than $70,000 per year, MOPS employees also received raises in Jan. 2011 and Jan. 2012. These raises represented an annual increase in staff salaries that totaled $22,897. In addition to the staff raises, the executive director also received salary increases of $11,455 and $7,500 in Nov. 2012 and Jan. 2011, respectively.
State law grants the Prosecutors Coordinators Training Council the authority to establish employee compensation, but, given the recent state budget constraints and that other state employees have generally not received any such pay increases, the council and MOPS should reevaluate the reasonableness and necessity of these increases.
To view the complete report, Citizens Summary and audit rating scale, visit: http://www.auditor.mo.gov/Press/2013-048.pdf
