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Audit Information |
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Listed below are examples of
reasons we are asking for a State Audit of Florissant's finances: |
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Golf Course (click here for more
details) |
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Losses totaling over 1 million
dollars in the last six years. |
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No internal accounting controls were in
place until June, 2007 |
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Sewer Lateral Program (click
for more details) |
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Missouri Law
MRS 249.422.3 allows for reasonable administrative costs. The
City of Florissant has budgeted 53% on administrative costs (salaries)
for fiscal 2007. |
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Years of Deficit Spending (click
for more details) |
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2001 -
($372,526)
- 2002
- ($3,843,166)
- 2003
- ($4,068,900)
- 2004
- ($3,213,827)
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2005
- ($905,816)
- 2006
- ($1,343,799)
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Total
- ($13,748,034)
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Miscellaneous Overspending |
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$9,000 on laptop
computers for Council members, most do not use them. |
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$70,725 to develop
plans to renovate
Bockrath-Wiese Historic House (in St. Ferdinand Park). |
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$85,000 professional
assistance with downtown (rue St. Francois Street) TIF project. |
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$60,000 consultant to
raise funds for the Sunset Park Marina. |
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$35,000 costs to
transport the
F101 Voodoo Jet from Texas. |
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$60,000 for
two clocks in the historic
district. |
| $10,000 for the
entrance sign
at 270 and S. New
Florissant Road |
| $43,000 for
Sand Volleyball Court Lights at St. Ferdinand Park |
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