The agency — headed by the mayor, who appoints a majority of its board members — has been criticized for
poor financial oversight of block grant funds.
Not exact matches
His department has been accused of having weak management, ineffective control and
poor governance; a fortress mentality, a «good news» reporting culture, a lack of transparency, inadequate
financial control, and ineffective
oversight.
It had also demonstrated
poor and deteriorating
financials for years but could not be closed due to Arizona's current legislatively - mandated charter school
oversight rules.
The report argues that failures in governance and
poor financial stewardship at a few free schools indicate that «
oversight arrangements are not yet working effectively enough to make sure public money is used properly».
Despite all the rhetoric about «increased accountability,» when it comes to issues like full
financial transparency, compliance with state laws on contracting, or even background checks on employees, lack of adequate
oversight creates the inevitability of
poor quality, non-compliance with laws governing the schools and outright fraud.