Council approves ad hoc committee report on LA Bridges fiscal audit after debate over questioned costs

The Los Angeles City Council on an October 2000 meeting approved an ad hoc committee report reviewing the LA Bridges program———a multi-agency juvenile prevention initiative—after debate over fiscal "questioned costs," documentation and program oversight. The committee recommendation moved by Ridley Thomas passed by a 13-0 roll call.

Rick Tuttle, representing the Controller's office, said his office had raised concerns about questioned costs identified in its fiscal review and requested further discussion on the matter. "These are concerns having to do with question costs," Tuttle said, and he asked the council to send item 1 of the committee recommendations back to committee so the Controller could present and resolve those concerns. Tuttle referenced a letter the Controller's office had sent in July and said the Controller's concerns had not been adequately addressed in the committee file.

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