Financial irregularities at the BCBS Astoria

Mrs. Libuse Kral, Denise Pompl, Pavel Vana, Zuzana Pavlovsky, Ivana Ludvik, Mr. L. Jindra Sr. and Jerry Matejka are members of a special committee to audit Czech Festival Financial Report (elected on Special meeting September 28th).
Committee met on October 17th and October 19, 2001. One member reports:

I immediately asked Mr. Bartunek to bring any and all documentation for the income and expenses for the Festival, specially, the black book where he, in my presence, after the Festival, recounted the cash drawer and also recorded checks stubs accordingly. He claimed he wrote it on a peace of paper and he doesn't have it. After I asked what happened to the rest of the check stubs, he said that he used them for the next function and when I requested if he had any record of it, he said, no, he does not.

More details contains a voluminous report of Zuzana Pavlovsky.

Some members of the Committee question, it there was any fraud and negligence based upon total nonexistence and destruction of documentation for cash income. They also allege violation of policy that all payments over $100 have to be paid by a check as stated by the BCBS Business Committee.

Some members suggest resignation of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Financial Committee, Accoutant and replacement of Manager Mr. Bartunek.
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EDITORIAL NOTE: We noticed that BCBS government frequently complains that its by-laws fail to state details to some events, such as notice of annual meeting, elections of officers and directors, etc. They should be reminded that the by-laws of a (not-for-profit) corporation are supplement to the NY Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, which prevails, and which is available in most public libraries.

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