The audit of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission focused primarily on the Division of Law Enforcement.  The audit included the period July 2002 through January 2004, and selected actions taken through July 2004.  Our audit disclosed that Commission operations and oversight of its activities could be improved through changes in the methodologies related to various partnership agreements and Commission aviation operations.

Finding No. 1:        Weaknesses exist in the Commission’s administration of various agreements to provide law enforcement and security services, including the cost accounting methodologies, the funding sources utilized to pay for certain activities, the sufficiency of rates charged, and the billing procedures.

Finding No. 2:        The Commission has not established procedures to evaluate aviation operations.  For example, the Commission has not documented the forecasted level of aviation services needed to accomplish its mission.  Also, the Commission has not established benchmarks or productivity measures to evaluate the size, operating availability, locations, utilization, and staffing of its aircraft fleet.

Finding No. 3:        Commission procedures should be revised to improve accountability for the activities of staff assigned to the Aviation Section.

Finding No. 4:        The Commission has not executed an interagency agreement to document the terms of its agreements with other State agencies participating in the Regional Communications Centers.

The Executive Director's response, in its entirety, may be viewed on the Auditor General Web site.