COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — It’s been a week since the city of Columbus’ internal auditor told the council that there was $45.1 million unaccounted for in the Finance Department.
During Tuesday’s council meeting, the mayor and a deputy city manager disputed the accuracy of that information.
At first, some councilors did not want to hear from Deputy City Manager Pam Hodge. An effort to move her presentation to a January meeting failed.
Mayor Skip Henderson – facing questions from citizens for a week about millions in missing money – insisted that Hodge be heard.
“Every dollar of the $45.1 million can be documented with a deposit, a bank statement, with a cash receipt, and with a canceled check,” Hodge told the council in no uncertain terms.
Hodge refuted last Tuesday’s finding from Internal Auditor Donna McGinnis that millions of dollars in unprocessed transactional activity for fees was missing.
Henderson insisted that Hodge be heard. And he fought back an attempt by five councilors to hold Hodge’s presentation until January 9th. That’s when the council is expected to get a report from Atlanta attorney Charles Peeler of Troutman and Pepper. He…
