The Kingfisher Emergency Medical Service District (522) has received a clean audit for the 2018 fiscal year, State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd has announced.

In a letter to the board of directors, Byrd wrote:

For the purpose of complying with 19 O.S. § 1706.1, we have performed the following procedures:

•Determined that receipts were properly deposited and accurately reported in the accounting records.

•Determined cash balances were accurately reported in the accounting records. ›

•Determined whether deposits and invested funds were secured by pledged collateral. ›

•Determined that disbursements were properly supported, were made for purposes outlined in [state statutes] and were accurately reported in the accounting records. ›

•Determined that all purchases requiring bids complied with [state law]. ›

•Determined that payroll expenditures were accurately reported in the accounting records and supporting documentation of leave records was maintained. ›

•Determined that fixed assets records were properly maintained. ›

•Determined whether the District’s collections, disbursements, and cash balances for FY 2018 were accurately presented on the estimate of needs.

Byrd wrote at the close of the report:

“Based on our procedures performed, there were no exceptions noted.”

The audit showed that the district had a beginning cash balance of $89,424, received income of $523,822 from ad valorem tax and miscellaneous collections and ended the year with a cash balance of $143,320.

The 522 district provides ambulance service through the Kingfisher Fire Department to residents of the Kingfisher School District and Dover School District and portions of the Okarche and Lomega school districts within Kingfisher County.

Board members include: Scott McCarthy of Okarche, chairman; Chase Farrar of Kingfisher, treasurer; Trina Gardner of Dover, secretary, and Robert Dambold of Kingfisher and Ronnie Fry of Loyal-Omega area.