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York City School District improved financial standing
Some progress in the financial area of the school district but they are still struggling with oversight issues. DePasquale has done an excellent job as auditor general. He is as bipartisan as a person can be.
York City School District improved financial standing
The district is on a firmer financial footing, but needs to improve oversight of credit cards and cell phones, report finds.
The York City School District has improved its financial standing significantly in the past three years, an audit released Thursday by state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale found.But DePasquale's review of the approximately 5,200-student district also found what it said was lax oversight of employees' credit card usage and use of district cell phones for personal use, DePasquale said at a press conference in York on Thursday.
He was joined by state Rep. Carol Hill-Evans, D-95th District.The audit covered the period from July 2010 through June 2015."We take seriously our responsibilities as stewards of taxpayer dollars and welcome any and all opportunities to operate more efficiently and effectively," the district said in a statement Thursday.District officials said they immediately addressed two of the issues DePasquale's audit identified: a clerical error that resulted in a former employee being over-paid retirement benefits and the way in which the district keeps records of credit card receipts.
Use of district credit cards rose more than four-fold in five years, rising to $235,981 in 2015-2016, up from $58,363 in 2011-2012, DePasquale said.His office's review of district employees' credit card use revealed a number of issues including multiple employees using the same card, cards still in employees' names even after they left the district and more than $104,000 in credit card charges not all of which the district could provide receipts for.
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