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Standard 2.9

Chapter 2. Organization and Management

Standard statement

If the Agency has confidential and/or narcotics related funds, there is a written directive for the management of those funds. The written directive will include:

Each bullet must stand alone when establishing compliance, with proofs identified for every lettered requirement.

  1. a.responsibility and accountability for the maintenance of the funds
  2. b.How and where the funds will be secured.
  3. c.The procedures for requesting, receiving and returning unused funds.
  4. d.The documentation of cash transactions.
  5. e.The quarterly accounting of those funds internally.
  6. f.The auditing of those funds at least annually.
  7. g.Discussion:
  8. h.The requirement that these funds be kept secure includes being secured from unauthorized access by agency employees. This requires the funds to be kept in locked cabinets or rooms with only limited access by designated individuals. The funds should have some form of a balance sheet or log that assists with the audit process.