Auditor seeking expanded powers
Wants authority to track spending of any public funds
By Michael Rezendes
Globe Staff / September 1, 2011
State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump yesterday called for new legislation that would broaden her authority to investigate the private organizations that provide an increasing share of the state’s public services with taxpayer money.
Bump said a pattern of excessive salaries, pension abuse, and other improprieties at the special education collaboratives that serve children with disabilities shows that the state’s fiscal watchdogs need more authority to monitor the spending of taxpayer money.
The legislation, which Bump referred to as the “follow-the-money-bill,’’ would authorize her to audit the use of state funds by any organization, whether it is a government agency, a nonprofit group, a for-profit vendor, or a private subcontractor.
“It would allow me to go wherever the public money is,’’ Bump said at a news conference at which she also introduced a series of recommendations to increase oversight of the state’s 30 educational collaboratives.
Full Story here: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/09/01/auditor_calls_for_new_powers_to_track_public_spending/
It is absurd that state tax payer appointed representatives aren't allowed to supervise tax payer dollars.This is ultimately the end result of privatization. The upside of privatization was always we hire your company and you go hire a bunch of low paid idiots to run it while we look the other way so we don't have to see how little service we're getting or how you're screwing your own people. The down side is 'oh my God while our head was turned you're stealing and lots more money than you should be.' This is unleashing the genius of the market to steal as much as you can. All that LP can say is you go Attorney General Bump, make them accountable.
Full Story here: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/09/01/auditor_calls_for_new_powers_to_track_public_spending/
It is absurd that state tax payer appointed representatives aren't allowed to supervise tax payer dollars.This is ultimately the end result of privatization. The upside of privatization was always we hire your company and you go hire a bunch of low paid idiots to run it while we look the other way so we don't have to see how little service we're getting or how you're screwing your own people. The down side is 'oh my God while our head was turned you're stealing and lots more money than you should be.' This is unleashing the genius of the market to steal as much as you can. All that LP can say is you go Attorney General Bump, make them accountable.
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