What do designer sunglasses, a decorative tire cover and a raincoat have in common?
They’re all personal items Baltimore County employees charged on government-issued credit cards, according to a recent audit that also said supervisors did not always require employees to submit receipts to verify purchases.
Nonbusiness purchases made by 49 employees in the county Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Highways on procurement cards, or “p-cards,” totaled just $108, but government watchdogs said it could be indicative of a larger problem.
“Regular corporations police themselves very well on this issue, but the government doesn’t police itself very well,” said Dee Hodges president of the Maryland Taxpayers’ Association. “Government accounting offices have to be very strict about it and lift the cards of the people who abuse it.”
HT Brian Thomas
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