Top Philadelphia School District executives failed to document expenditures on credit cards, and a half dozen employees may have inflated mileage expenses, an audit by City Controller Alan Butkovitz has found. Butkovitz also cited unnecessary late fees and finance charges on executive credit cards. The office examined a sample of the monthly statements for nine employees for 2007. Auditors examined 18 monthly statements and found 17 lacked proper documentation such as receipts and explanations of how the purchase related to district business.
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EARLIER: The Philadelphia City Controller's Office says it has warned the school district for at least the last decade that controls over student activity funds were "weak" and subject to abuse. In its most recent audit of the 2006-07 school year, which is soon to be completed, the controller's office again warns that reporting requirements have not been followed.
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