Clark County’s annual report on internal controls provides a review of internal controls surrounding receipting and handling of cash and checks in selected areas throughout the county, including review of selected professional service contracts.

In 2011, Audit Services performed 31 reviews of the 79 cash fund accounts held by departments and offices in the county. These reviews included unannounced cash counts and examination of internal controls and other safeguards over processing and receipting of payments and cash funds. Professional service contracts were also reviewed to determine if adequate documentation and support is kept in line with the purchasing department’s policies and procedures. Overall, the report finds that cash handling and receipting, along with professional service contracts, are well controlled. The full report can be viewed by clicking here or obtained by calling 360-397-2310, ext. 4790.

The Woodland School Board approved a two-year M&O replacement levy on Monday, Nov. 28, at its regular board meeting. This levy will replace the current levy of $3.1 million that expires at the end of this year. To keep up with inflation, the proposed levy for 2013 would increase to $3.25 million and $3.4 million in 2014. The M&O levy represents an estimated 16 percent of the budget for school operations, providing funds not otherwise provided by state or federal governments for “basic” education. The replacement levy is designated to help fund classified and certified staff, technology and extracurricular activities such as athletics and arts. Also paid from levy money are mandated but unfunded programs such as transportation and special education. For more details, contact Michael Green at greenm@woodlandschools.org or 360-814-2700, or visit www.woodlandschools.org.

The next RTC board of directors meeting will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 4 p.m. in the sixth floor training room of the Clark County Public Service Center. Click here for directions. Copies of the agenda and related materials will be available at the meeting. For more details, e-mail  meetings@rtc.wa.gov.

Amy Roloff

On Monday, Dec. 5, Clark College will host a daylong event, “History and Bias Encoded in Language,” featuring speaker and author Amy Roloff, known for her appearances on TLC’s “Little People, Big World.” The keynote event will be a reader’s theatre presentation from 7 to 9 p.m. in Clark’s Gaiser Student Center.

Roloff established the Amy Roloff Charity Foundation, which advocates for children and youth who face social, mental, physical, emotional or economic challenges. She will speak about disability biases and biases in general. During the program, members of Alpha Sigma Phi, the Clark College chapter of international honor society Phi Theta Kappa, will narrate readings related to biases including appearance, race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, and education.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Phi Theta Kappa chapter will host bias awareness displays in Bauer and Gaiser Halls and in the lobby between Foster and Hanna Halls. At each of the displays, students and visitors may obtain a punch card for visiting. Each booth will have a different hole punch. People who obtain all six punches will be entered into a drawing to win a $100 gift card to the Clark College Bookstore. The winner will be announced during the reader’s theatre. The winner must be present to claim the gift card.

All events are free and open to the public. Clark College is located at 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. Directions and parking maps are available at www.clark.edu/maps. More information about Roloff is available at www.amyjroloff.com. Information about Alpha Sigma Phi is available at www.clarkptk.com.