by Danielle Dawson / Fox5 San Diego / Aug 7, 2024
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, his predecessor Kevin Faulconer and city staff regularly increased spending limits for city contracts by amounts totaling millions of dollars without obtaining the required city council approval beforehand, a recent audit found.
The 50-page report released by City Auditor Andy Hanau last month found 42% of contract altercations amounting to $155 million in taxpayer funds over the five-year period between 2017 and 2023 had been brought to the city council in an untimely manner, retroactively or not at all. The audit determined these improper approvals, which encompassed about 30% of all contract dollars, often stem from “incomplete and inaccurate contract information and unwritten policies” that have led to work inefficiencies and staff errors.
These issues, the audit said, stifles oversight and transparency while also opening up city contractors to risks like not getting paid for their services.
“Council’s review of contracts is an essential function of oversight and preserves the balance of power within the City’s government,” the audit read. “Contract alterations without proper approvals prevent Council from exercising its responsibility of ensuring contracts are in the best interest of the City, and limit transparency in City government.”
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Not that I generally approve of Faux news, but wow, do you really want this mayor?
Citizens: Is this really the quality or type Mayor, we San Diegans
want to lead our City? It is clear the City Council, composed of all Democrats
have become SYCOPHANTS! Notwithstanding that the Mayor has a retinue
of 27 highly compensated staff, he is unable, if not unwilling!, to perform his legal & ministerial duties, respecting & complying with our municipal code and prescribed rules imposed on all of our city bureaucrats. And then to find that the City Council simply ignores the Mayor’s depredations! The facts are embarrassing. The Mayor’s management history is shameful!
The Toddler is the reason we need to go back to a city manager form of government.
Elect Larry Turner to clean out the corrupt staff that helped the Toddler give money to his developer donors.