In this video from earlier this month, State Auditor Thomas Schweich reveals the contents of the audit of the St. Louis Public School District. He mentions that when he became auditor, he made a decision to conduct audits on the four biggest public school district.
I would suggest it would also be a wise idea to have a state audit of a school district that has had millions of dollars in federal and state money, as well as donations from all over the world since May 22, 2011. Add to that, having a program, Bright Futures, that is both a school program and now a supposedly independent Bright Futures USA.
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His "decision" to do an audit in Springfield was not his to make. The audit was a result of a citizen petition drive and was under way during Montee's tenure as Auditor. On the day after the Springfield audit was released, Schweich announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate . . . which didn't exactly resonate. Schweich is a delusional political tool trying to make a name for himself.
Here is another another significant story for the Joplin Globe to ignore. Operation Audit Joplin R-8.
http://www.auditor.mo.gov/auditinfo/petition.aspx
How to Request an Audit
The State Auditor`s office does not have original jurisdiction over most local governmental entities except school districts or counties with no county auditor. Therefore, the only way the State Auditor`s office can obtain jurisdiction to perform an audit in these areas is either through the petition process, or through a governor`s request.
Petition Process
Under Missouri law, the State Auditor`s office may be called on to audit any political subdivision of the state (such as cities, school districts, water districts) if enough qualified voters of that political subdivision request the auditor to conduct an audit. Section 29.230.2 RSMo, outlines the petition process. State law specifies the political subdivision audited through the petition process bears the actual cost of the audit. The number of signatures that must be obtained to start a petition audit are determined by a "sliding scale" based on the number of votes cast during the most recent gubernatorial election. The signer of any petition must be a registered voter residing within the political subdivision for which the petition is circulating.
When the State Auditor`s office receives a signed petition, it is forwarded to the local election authority to determine if sufficient signatures are valid. After the local election authority validates the minimum number of signatures required, and returns the petition to the State Auditor`s office, the petition is considered `active` and is scheduled. It may be a length of time, however, before audit staff begin the fieldwork portion of the audit.
At the current rate of hiring at JSAB and nonstop spending on nonsense, there will be nothing left in the JPS coffers by the time he makes it to Joplin. And I bet there won't be funds enough to finish those buildings. It's all gone to trips and salaries.
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