BUFFALO, N.Y. — City Comptroller Mark Schroeder is calling for city government to get involved in auditing plans for Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority.
Audits for the BMHA are done by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development annually, but the authority has no internal audit function to review daily spending.
Schroeder says limited resources keep his office from completing more frequent and thorough audits.
In a letter to Mayor Byron Brown and the City Council, Schroeder asked that a third party be brought in to audit BMHA.
Schroeder estimates that it will cost $50,000, a cost he wants the BMHA to pay.
BMHA Executive Director Gilliam Brown said Wednesday the comptroller’s request is unnecessary.
“My perspective is that the mayor’s recently appointed board…
