INV-2026-ELM CITY

A former Commissioner and the former Mayor were paid for services which were not approved by the Board, in violation of the Town’s Conflict of Interest policy.

The former Mayor and Town employees were reimbursed for expenses incurred which did not always contain documentation to support the expense and which did not always adhere to the Town’s Purchasing Policy.

The former Mayor received reimbursement for expenses that, per the Town’s accounting system, were for mileage reimbursement; however, no documentation was maintained to support the expenses.

Payments to selected vendors did not adhere to the Town’s Purchasing Policy and weren’t always adequately supported with an itemized invoice.

Bonus payments were not always authorized by the Board and were not paid through the Town’s payroll system.

Town employees did not adhere to the Town’s P-Card and Purchasing policies.

Bonus payments were provided to employees which were not processed through the Town’s payroll system.

The Town has outstanding checks in their accounting system going back to January 2012.

OSA received additional allegations which were reviewed and found to be unsubstantiated.