The Audit Committee of Sioux Falls meets tomorrow, and they have some precarious recommendations about the Parking Enterprise Funds.
As you can see our debt service is extremely high (mostly due to an ill-advised Bunker Ramp). There is even suggestions that parking employees work in other departments.
This is what happens when supposed leaders make very bad decisions. Will we ever learn?
I haven’t heard anything concrete, but the rumor is since Swanson took over it is pure chaos. I guess she has been admitting to employees that she in over her head. This is what happens when you elect someone based on the letter behind their name instead of qualifications. Just look at our State Legislature who continues to write bills to enrich themselves and friends while taking freedoms from us.
Swanson had ZERO management experience and from what I am hearing, doesn’t really know what goes on in the treasurer’s office. I could have guessed this after reading her Facebook posts that were incomprehensible.
I guess the Auditor’s office isn’t much better, he isn’t fairing well either.
Folks, this is why one-party rule hasn’t worked for us.
Have you noticed the blue dotted line between the Operations Committee and the Internal Auditor?
Why is there a dotted line?
Is the Mayor assigning supervisory roles on the City Council?
If Greg is reelected on Tuesday, is he planning to “supervise†the Internal Audit office?
Hmmmmmm.
This financial report was released yesterday after the Audit Committee Meeting yesterday.
Remember, this is just a ‘review’ of our financial statements. This is NOT a forensic or investigative audit. In other words they are not digging around for fraud or blatant waste, they are simply looking to see if the actual accounting the city has done matches the statements. A cakewalk for any outside independent auditor.
I have argued for a long time that the city needs to start from zero with their budgeting at least every 3-5 years. That is NOT what occurs now. City departments basically take the budgets from the year before and tweak them. It’s lazy and and wasteful. I also think an investigative audit needs to be done every 3-5 years to look for fraud but most importantly wasteful spending.
This laziness (and greed) is one of the reasons our taxes and fees continue to grow at an astronomical rate. I think the city should run a tight ship that only spends on essential infrastructure and FREE quality of life (like parks). I also think they need to balance their budget each year. If the budget started from ground zero each year, you would see a lot more savings and fiscal restraint. This of course would require city directors, the mayor, and the city council to work at it, and together. I know, lofty goals 🙂
Just when you think we can start having real discussion without conflicts of interest or just conflicts, we have the Chair of the Sioux Falls Audit Committee Greg Neitzert pouring more salt into the wounds. On December 2nd and 17th of 2019 Neitzert proceeded to highlight the recent monster mistake he made having a closed selection process for the Council’s Internal Audit manager. Now watch how he also is having to clean up the mess now encompassing 4 (count them) four possible ethics complaints being filed or other possible repercussions. Looks like being a little autocratic is like being a little bit pregnant?
He told us we were wrong to question his process, guess who was really wrong, again?