Did you see the SANDAG audit? The audit found that over the past four years of credit card purchases, SANDAG spent over $2,485,001 of taxpayer dollars on their procurement card.
Here’s more from the audit:
“The auditor noted, $99.95 for a Target gift card for a monthly prize gift card, $306.53 at the Kimpton Palomar Hotel for a one-night stay for an interview candidate, $1,250 spent on Target gift cards for “Survey Incentives”, $549.74 at Panera Bread for an “All Hands” staff meeting, and Draft Regional Plan debrief for all staff on May 29, 2021, while a large portion of SANDAG staff was still telecommuting and not in the main downtown office.”
I thought Carlsbad Mayor Matt Hall summed it up best, “Management, you really dropped the ball on this one. Anytime you’re dealing with public funds, and we find out that after a period of time this much money can’t be accounted for, that doesn’t say much for this establishment’s leadership.”
We will see if anything comes of this, as I believe these payments need to be looked into more. I will keep you updated if this story develops.
San Diego County District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond
http://www.supervisordesmond.com/
