
Several diocese-mandated parish procedural financial audits have found the parish to be in compliance with diocesan financial policies and procedures.

Members of the Finance Committee
Fr. David Blanchfield
- Jim Alvord
- Karen Christensen
- John DiDomizio
- Bill Groener
- Jerry Holdridge, Chairperson
- John Kuczo, Parish Trustee
- Dan Loch, Secretary, Parish Trustee
- Judd Mellott
- Bob Olson
- Alex Sgoutas
- Bill Sweeney
- Dominic Vento
Parish Financial Audits
On October 24, 2011 selected members of the Finance Committee had a parish procedural financial audit review with diocesan representatives to discuss the parish’s third diocese-mandated procedural financial audit conducted on March 24 and 30, 2011 by the CPA firm of Maletta & Co. This audit was done to evaluate the parish’s compliance with the diocesan financial procedures of February 2008. The parish was found to be in very good compliance except for a small number of technical issues. The pastor submitted to the diocesan Finance Director of Parish Finance Services a typed report to show how St. Jerome’s already had addressed and corrected these issues in the eight months that had elapsed between the March audit and the October review. Proceedings of this parish audit meeting are available in the November 8, 2011 Minutes of the Finance Committee. If you have any questions or would like to see the audit report, please contact the pastor or the Finance Committee chairperson.
On January 26, 2010 the Finance Committee had a parish financial audit meeting with diocesan representatives to discuss the parish’s second diocese-mandated procedural financial audit conducted in May 2009 by a CPA firm selected by the diocese and funded by the parish. This audit was done to evaluate the parish’s compliance with the new financial procedures of the diocese promulgated in February 2008. The parish was found to be in substantial compliance except for 16 findings made by the auditor. The pastor substantiated, and the diocesan reviewers agreed, that 15 of the 16 findings had been taken care of completely by parish procedures instituted since May 2009. Compliance necessitated the parish’s hiring of a part-time bookkeeper to manage the new financial policies and procedures of the diocese. Discussions continue on the 16th finding, the need for parish lay employee timesheets. Proceedings of this parish audit meeting are available in the January 26, 2010 Minutes of the Finance Committee. If you have any questions or would like to see the audit report, please contact the pastor or the Finance Committee chairperson.
Offertory Counting Team
