MIAMI – CBS News Miami is looking at how Miami-Dade school employees are spending money after the arrest of a former school board member Lubby Navarro , who faces several charges after allegedly using a district-issued purchase card for personal items and vacations.
On Tuesday, the Miami-Dade School Board received an internal audit examining the non-school site spending.
“This money belongs to the taxpayers,” said Dr. Steve Gallon III, who represents District One.
He discussed the findings that “no evidence of material fraud, waste, or abuse was found” in Purchase-Card spending.
“We have a fiduciary responsibility to monitor to ensure compliance,” emphasized Dr. Gallon.
On January 17th, the school board approved launching internal audits and creating new policies using district credit cards, known as purchase and travel cards.
It came days after former board member Lubby Navarro’s arrest on accusations that she spent more than $100,000 taxpayer dollars on personal expenses.