Post by Aggie One on Oct 27, 2015 15:06:39 GMT -5
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
FAMU in a state of confusion over $71,529 garage project at President’s House
The Office of the Florida Auditor General says that there is no documentation to show that the FAMU Board of Trustees (BOT) approved a $71,529 garage project at the on-campus President’s House. But President Elmira Mangum claims that the trustees did give their authorization for the garage to be built.
Back on August 12, Rattler Nation became the first news site to run a story on the garage project. This blog reported that FAMU Trustee Robert Woody had claimed in his July 8 individual evaluation of Mangum that the president did not present a garage project at the presidential residence of approximately $77,000 to the BOT for its approval.
The employment agreement between Mangum and the BOT states that: “Dr. Mangum shall obtain prior approval from the Board (or its designee) for any capital improvements or repairs to the home or its grounds which have a project cost over $10,000.”
FAMU Vice-President for Audit and Compliance Richard Givens asked the Florida auditor general’s office to look into whether two purchase orders for renovations at the President’s House had received BOT approval. The first was issued February 13, 2014 and was for $300,209. The second, which was for the garage project, was issued on June 19, 2014 and was for $71,529.
“I was not able to find approval for the purchase orders by the Board (or Board designee) in the Board minutes or that the Board approved in separate written correspondence,” wrote Cheryl Buchanan, an audit coordinator for the Florida auditor general, in a memorandum dated October 1. “Also, as requested in your e-mail dated October 8, I cannot find documentation that the Board was officially notified of the renovation or garage construction.”
Mangum sent a memorandum to the BOT on Oct. 21 that said that: “I did not have any knowledge nor did I authorize or sign off on the construction of the garage. Upon further inquiry, it was discovered that the Board of Trustees authorized the garage project.”
The memorandum from Mangum did not reference any specific documents concerning that claim.
For the rest of the story:
rattlernation.blogspot.com/2015/10/famu-in-state-of-confusion-over-71529.html#more
FAMU in a state of confusion over $71,529 garage project at President’s House
The Office of the Florida Auditor General says that there is no documentation to show that the FAMU Board of Trustees (BOT) approved a $71,529 garage project at the on-campus President’s House. But President Elmira Mangum claims that the trustees did give their authorization for the garage to be built.
Back on August 12, Rattler Nation became the first news site to run a story on the garage project. This blog reported that FAMU Trustee Robert Woody had claimed in his July 8 individual evaluation of Mangum that the president did not present a garage project at the presidential residence of approximately $77,000 to the BOT for its approval.
The employment agreement between Mangum and the BOT states that: “Dr. Mangum shall obtain prior approval from the Board (or its designee) for any capital improvements or repairs to the home or its grounds which have a project cost over $10,000.”
FAMU Vice-President for Audit and Compliance Richard Givens asked the Florida auditor general’s office to look into whether two purchase orders for renovations at the President’s House had received BOT approval. The first was issued February 13, 2014 and was for $300,209. The second, which was for the garage project, was issued on June 19, 2014 and was for $71,529.
“I was not able to find approval for the purchase orders by the Board (or Board designee) in the Board minutes or that the Board approved in separate written correspondence,” wrote Cheryl Buchanan, an audit coordinator for the Florida auditor general, in a memorandum dated October 1. “Also, as requested in your e-mail dated October 8, I cannot find documentation that the Board was officially notified of the renovation or garage construction.”
Mangum sent a memorandum to the BOT on Oct. 21 that said that: “I did not have any knowledge nor did I authorize or sign off on the construction of the garage. Upon further inquiry, it was discovered that the Board of Trustees authorized the garage project.”
The memorandum from Mangum did not reference any specific documents concerning that claim.
For the rest of the story:
rattlernation.blogspot.com/2015/10/famu-in-state-of-confusion-over-71529.html#more
