- A forensic audit of Fresno EOC’s 2024 finances found that recordkeeping was shoddy and spending in some areas including credit cards was out of control.
- Fresno EOC’s financial crisis came to a head in 2024, the same year that the board leadership disbanded the board’s Finance Committee and gave those responsibilities to the Executive Committee.
- Some board members say that when they sought information on the organization’s finances, staff didn’t answer their questions.
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A long-awaited forensic audit of a single year of the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission’s finances uncovered numerous examples of sloppy recordkeeping and budget overspending, but there were no signs of wrongful activity, a consultant told the board Monday night.
Mark Courey, director of forensic services at Wipfli LLC, outlined the report’s findings during a 75-minute presentation and subsequent discussion that painted an organization where overspending was rampant and budgets ignored…