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City auditor outlines action plan with Brockton Public Schools to shore up procurement and billing
Summary
City Auditor Irene Ginopoulos reported a weekly reconciliation process and a draft action plan with Brockton Public Schools to centralize contracts, train staff on Munis procurement entries and allow continued payment of school invoices under Chapter 44 while progress is made.
City Auditor Irene Ginopoulos told the Accounts Committee on March 1 that her office has begun weekly reconciliation meetings with Brockton Public Schools (BPS) to address long-running procurement and invoice-control problems that contributed to a budget shortfall at the district.
Ginopoulos said she and her accounts-payable supervisor meet every Friday with the school district’s Director of Strategy and Compliance, Kim Sine, to review stacks of school bills, confirm whether contracts exist in Munis and develop an implementation timeline and training plan so BPS staff understand procurement requirements before invoices are submitted for payment. “I need to have the ability to audit,” she said. “I can show good faith that we’re making progress and trying to get in line, from a legal compliance standpoint at BPS.”
The auditor said the collaboration began after the auditor’s office…
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