Johnson City Owed $1.5 Million in Parking Fines

An audit of the  Village of Johnson City accounts by New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office finds an irregularity in the Village Court's accounting software which raises concerns about accountability and shows the failure to collect $1.5 million in parking and traffic ticket fines.

The report says the problems date back to the mid 1980s.

The audit also pointed out a lack of accountability as staff used shared accounts and flawed software.

The comptroller’s office is recommending an annual audit of the justice court records, provide for reimbursements when there are overages, bring records up to date and implement policies to enforce collection of unpaid parking tickets.

Village officials say they agree with the findings and are working to fix the problems.