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AFMD-81-115 1 (1981-09-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcrr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: a, -ia1 /.-.,.. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 6-204925 SEP 30 198' Tne Hohoraole Marion S. Barry, Jr. Mayor of the District of Columbia Dear Mayor Barry: 116968 Subject: Approval of the design of the District of ColumDia government's Water and Sewer Billing System (AFMD-81-115) It is my pleasure to approve tne system design for the District of Columbia government's Water and Sewer Billing System, as requested in the City Administrator's letter of September 25, 1981. The design is adequate and conforms in all material respects to the accounting principles and standards statement. Tfe approved system design shall be deemed to ne a part of the District of Columbia government's financial planning, reporting, accounting, control, and operating procedures, as provided in Public Law 94-399, dated -- September 4, 1976. Tnis system is limited to the billing and collection cycle. Tnis cycle includes establishing and maintaining customer accounts, meter reading, billing, and processing payments, reports, and accounts receivable. The system interfaces with the Financial Management System, the Dis- trict government's central accounting system. In evaluating the system design we looked at the automated data processing functions primarily to deter- mine their adequacy as to internal controls, audit trails, data integrity, and consistency witn accounting specifications. To maintain an approved status, any planned changes in the system design 'should De discussed with our repre- sentatives and, if deemed significant, submitted formally for approval. We suggest that your internal auditors periodically review the system in operation to assure that it is operating as prescribed. At some future date, we will (931118)