The Missouri State Auditor found numerous deficiencies with Crystal City's finances mainly due to a lack of documentation and policy. Although the audit was presented to the city in July, it was not released to the public until last week. State Auditor Susan Montee (pictured) said her office wanted to give the city enough time to respond to findings in the audit.

The audit found that the city does not solicit or retain bid documentation for the purchase of some goods and services. Even though a formal bid policy was established March 1, 2008, there were a number of purchases made in which bids were not solicited or bid documentation was not retained.

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A state audit of the Crystal City Municipal Division revealed no major infractions but pointed out some internal control issues that needed to be corrected. The audit covered the year ended March 31, 2008. The audit was precipitated by a ...

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With just three weeks left in the legislative session, an effort to alter the Second Injury Fund this year appears all but dead. Nonetheless, those watching the fund still expect it to become insolvent in the near future. In 2007, ...

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A group aiming to add funding restrictions on embryonic stem cell research and abortion services into the state’s constitution filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the secretary of state’s ballot language. The Missouri Roundtable for Life had put forward a ...

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