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Commissioner calls for forensic audit of city purchasing after disputed $35,000+ buys
Summary
A commissioner urged a phased forensic audit focused on purchases above $35,000, citing split orders and a $70,000 uniform purchase as examples; staff said some contracts were sole source or piggyback and that grant reimbursements remain pending.
Commissioner Tender proposed a forensic audit of the city’s purchasing records, asking the review to start with the purchasing policies and to proceed one fiscal year at a time if the budget cannot cover a full audit. "I would definitely, like to propose that we do a forensic audit, and I would like them to start with, all the purchasing policies," Tender said. The proposal grew from complaints Tender said she has received about several purchases, including a…
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