Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector [SA&I] Cindy Byrd today released her special audit report for the City of McAlester. Auditor Byrd launched the investigation after residents submitted a citizen-petition request.
The SA&I examined eight areas of concern regarding statute compliance and proper administration of public funds.
Among the key findings are:
- 6 of 44 Open Record Requests were not fulfilled in a timely manner.
- The “Share with a Neighbor” program did not have policies, procedures, or guidelines in place for financial transactions.
- The McAlester Public School District was unable to provide documentation verifying the proper expenditure for $1,036,949.53 worth of McAlester’s sales tax revenue.
“We did not determine that the school district misused any tax money, as we have in other districts,” Auditor Byrd said. “The district simply failed to maintain proper documentation. While that is problematic, it is also fixable by implementing some basic accounting procedures and safeguards. On the spectrum of government mismanagement, these violations are relatively minor”
This is the 337th audit released by SA&I this fiscal year.
The full audit is posted here on the Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector’s official website.
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