Auditor General Eugene DePasquale Thursday announced the results of two separate audits of the Philadelphia Parking Authority that reveal a myriad of problems festering under the complete control of the former executive director.
Additionally, auditors identified more than $77.9 million in revenue the School District of Philadelphia potentially missed out on between 2012 and 2017.
Combined, the two audit reports total 213 pages covering issues from 2012 to 2017 and containing 11 findings and a record-breaking 117 recommendations for PPA management, its board of directors, and the General Assembly to create an ethical and productive organizational culture and to improve PPA.
“Because the findings in these two audits raise several significant and disturbing concerns, I will refer them to the IRS, the State Ethics Commission, and the Attorney General’s office for further review,” DePasquale said during a news conference in city hall.
“I am also calling on the General Assembly to return control of the PPA to the City of Philadelphia.”
“It is clear from my audits that the PPA Board of Directors was like an absentee landlord when it comes to managing the day-to-day operations of the PPA and failed to oversee the activities of the former executive director,” DePasquale said.
“Specifically, the board failed to oversee the activities of the former executive director allowing him to not only operate the PPA inappropriately, but to also engage in sexual harassment, and take advantage of his position for his own personal financial benefit.”
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