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Council auditors find payment and liquidated‑damages calculation problems in residential haulers contracts
Summary
The Council Auditor reported that payments to residential waste haulers were largely supported and authorized, but the solid waste division miscalculated liquidated damages, included some charges outside contract scope and had timeliness issues; auditors will follow up in 12–18 months.
Bridal Parks of the Council Auditor’s Office presented the residential haulers audit (Report No. 891) to the Finance Committee on June 17 and concluded that while most payments from the city’s solid waste division “were properly supported and correctly authorized,” the department’s methods for calculating liquidated damages and some invoice items were flawed and caused payment accuracy issues.
Parks said the audit covered calendar years 2021–2022 and tested invoices and payments totaling roughly $76.4 million. The auditors recalculated payments, performed judgmental premise counts and reviewed customer complaints to validate liquidated damages. Parks said the auditors found a set of specific concerns: a $600,000 payment recorded in November…
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