PEER conducted a follow-up of its 1991 review of the Veterans’ Affairs Board and determined that the board has made significant progress in correcting deficiencies cited in the initial report.
The Veterans’ Affairs Board has reviewed qualifications of its staff, and when necessary, has sought assistance from the State Personnel Board in doing so. The agency has improved its controls over funds donated to the Mississippi State Veterans’ Home by individuals and veterans’ organizations, and has begun accurately accounting for personal funds which the home keeps for resident veterans. The agency plans to transfer its unidentified balance of $29,394.54 to the State Treasury, and has responded affirmatively to six of eight critical audit findings cited in the Department of Audit’s FY 1990 audit report of the Veterans’ Affairs Board.
The Veterans’ Affairs Board has also made progress in correcting life safety deficiencies in the Mississippi State Veterans’ Home and plans to purchase a new van with a properly designed handicapped lift. The agency has also promulgated new policies with respect to the use of leave and board members’ receipt of travel and per diem compensation.
For a paper copy of this report, contact PEER by telephone at 601-359-1226 or by e-mail at reports@peer.ms.gov.