GARY — City staff and council members will meet in a closed-door session this week or next to discuss $4.9 million that’s unaccounted for from a restricted funding source that supports the cash-strapped city’s EMS operations.
Chase Bank statements recently reviewed by Gary Councilwoman Lavetta Sparks-Wade, 6th District, and fire personnel showed the account has a balance of $337,000, but the city’s accounting system purported to show the balance was at $5.2 million, Sparks-Wade said.
Sparks-Wade, who chairs the council’s Ambulance Committee as its sole member, said she brought the “noticeable discrepancy” to the City Council’s attention at an April meeting. An internal audit…
