The Atlanta suburb of College Park enforces strict spending policies, but some former employees say officials failed to follow them.
A former College Park (GA) city employee says he was forced to resign after exposing widespread violations of the city’s spending rules.
Former Procurement Manager Jerrel Jones notes that his job responsibilities included overseeing contracts, purchase orders, and solicitations to ensure the city was compliant. After starting the job nine months ago, he quickly encountered tension. “One of the reasons it was rocky in the beginning because I’m dealing with a city now that did not abide by policies at all,” Jones told WSB-TV…