The Hartselle Dixie Youth Baseball board has taken action to prevent money from going missing again.

“We have gone back to requiring two signatures on all bank checks,” said Tony Boster, Dixie baseball president. “We are trying to get away from using cash as much as possible. Umpires will be paid with checks. And we are keeping a closer watch of all concession stand money.”

Boster said the board also hired Geremy Segars of Segars and Co., P.C., to do accounting for the board. Boster also said they are trying to limit access to the concession stand.

“We don’t want this to happen again,” Boster said.

The changes stem from a Hartselle Police investigation of missing funds in Hartselle Dixie Youth Baseball.

Lt. Justin Barley, public information officer for the Hartselle Police Department, said investigators are currently examining several years of financial statements from youth baseball.

“It’s going to take us several weeks to complete the investigation,” Barley said. “We’re looking through financial records and interviewing witnesses at this time.”

Barley said previously that the investigation is being treated as theft of property first degree, which covers theft of more than $2,500. He did not disclose how much money had been taken.

Boster said they have turned over “three to five years” worth of financial records to the police department.

He said earlier that issues were discovered during the board transition after the new board wanted to see financial reports including concession sales. A former board member resigned at a March 9 meeting.

No suspects have been arrested at this time.

Barley said youth softball filed a theft report a few years ago. However, he said the missing money was paid back and no charges were filed.

Boster said they talked with youth softball board members from that time and have implemented many of the same actions following that incident.

Dixie Youth Baseball begins its season Monday night.