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Audit finds MCPS emergency procurements for crisis communications bypassed policy
Summary
The OIG reported MCPS used emergency procurement to award two crisis-management contracts totaling $210,000 but did not meet the district's emergency-procurement policy; councilmembers pressed for clearer accountability and process changes.
The Audit Committee reviewed an OIG investigation that concluded Montgomery County Public Schools improperly used emergency-procurement procedures to secure crisis-management services.
Inspector General Ms. Lamarzi told the committee the board approved two contracts for $105,000 each (totaling $210,000) under emergency procurement. The OIG found required documentation and approvals were missing and that the procurements did not meet MCPS policy standards for emergency purchases,…
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