As director of facilities services, Steve Keenan oversaw the trade in of 11 mowers to Baker Vehicle Systems, a longtime district vendor, according to an Akron Public Schools investigation. After accepting the company’s valuation without negotiation, the report states he approved the deals internally.
Keenan purchased seven of the mowers from the company, according to the 17-page report, paying the trade-in value plus 10% and the 6.75% county sales tax — an employee and family discount. He then listed five of them for sale on his personal Facebook Marketplace page.
His profit? At least $10,700…