What policy violation involved a Green Acres employee’s Apple Pay account?
Birmingham City Schools paid two fitness-training vendors more than a quarter-million dollars beyond the limits approved by the school board, according to a new state audit. The board approved payments of up to $150,000 for each vendor, but the school system paid one vendor $241,400 and the other $313,068. That is a combined $254,468 more than the board authorized. Auditors also were not provided with an executed contract for either vendor. The report does not identify the companies. The audit also found that an employee at Green Acres Middle School collected money for student spirit packs through a personal Apple Pay account, which is not allowed under district policy. Auditors were not given documentation showing that the money collected through the account was deposited into the school’s bank account. The employee was not identified, and the report does not list how much money was collected. Other findings included weaknesses in payroll oversight, missing financial records, problems tracking ticket and concession sales, incomplete fundraiser documentation and delays in completing bank reconciliations. The audit also questioned more than $534,000 in federal COVID-19 education money used for construction projects because required prevailing-wage language and payroll documentation were not provided…