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City auditor: Tax dollars spent because of poor planning with employee expenses

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte city auditor reviewed more than $214,000 in employee expenses between July and December 2017

The auditor said more than $2,300 tax dollars was spent because of poor planning, which includes:

  • 14 employees who registered late for a conference.
  • Four employees who did not make timely hotel reservations.
  • Four employees who chose to stay at a different hotel than the one they were scheduled to make a presentation at.
  • One person was improperly reimbursed for upgrading their seat on an airplane.

The auditor is recommended the city to hold department and employee travelers more accountable.

[These are the highest-paid city of Charlotte employees]

In the spring, the city is launching new software to better track employee expense spending.

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