nonsensical numbers

It doesnt appear that the Finance Director is a CPA. If the Council sets the fees for renting our pool at $750 a day, why have we been charging less? SIGNIFICANTLY less, or nothing at all. How could we have been charging $200 a month for pool rentals for the MDAC swim team when the total reported revenues for BOTH them AND the polo team FY 2007-08 were $2150? Two hundred times 12 is $2400 right off the bat, right? And DOESNT include the rental monies from the polo team, right? Even IF the $200 a month pool rentals WERE paid, and that is highly questionable, the MDAC swim team practices alone should have been more than the $2150 that was claimed! Then add in the polo team rentals, which this year are projected at $17,000. What were the polo team rentals for LAST YEAR? These numbers make NO sense! IF Gym has been charging the $200 a month since the MDAC team has been here practicing at our pool, and thats a BIG IF, it should be reflected in the revenues. It obviously isnt. If he hasnt been charging them even that small pittance, why not? Where does he get the authority to give away our city resources for FREE? Was the Council ever notified? Were they aware that it was happening? and did nothing? Why didnt they DO something, if they knew? If they DIDNT know, why DIDNT they know? Did the Council authorize the City Manager to give away use of our facilities for FREE? If so, when did THAT happen? Where and when was the Council's oversight responsibilty put into action? EVER? Highly questionable numbers, at best. At worst, we are being fleeced. AGAIN. STILL.

pool audit needed

The resident has daily log sheets from Oct 1st thru Nov 15th, plus some figures prior to that. There is NO sign of any $750 per day pool rental fees for either of the past two meets. How many meets have been held at our pool this year? Not just afternoon dual meets that MSSH or the middle school might have, because we dont charge for those- weekend meets or those that take up the whole day and eliminate any public usage during those times. County bond money doesnt require us to keep it open all year, it just means that anybody can use our pool, they dont have to be a resident, and therefore we dont have to check their IDs. Arent the admission fees for residents different than those of residents? If so, wouldnt we need some good ID to know how much to charge them? the pool isnt normally open in the Winter on Sundays, so if a meet ran Sat and Sunday we would have additional expenses, right? Overtime? Would the hypothetical $750 per day that we supposedly charge for pool rentals even cover those expenses? That supposed $750 per day we receive for pool rental would also almost HAVE TO BE in the form of a check, from the swim team to the City, no? Wonder where THAT money would be reflected, as there was NO trace of it in the daily logs that have been examined so far. The daily logs were pretty good in detailing how many swimmers were there from what teams, but was inconsistent at times. It did provide a good general picture of the pool usage on a daily basis. Six months of that good information would be even better than the six weeks already reviewed. The City Clerk has responded to this FOI in a pretty timely fashion so far. Lets see if it continues.