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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