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Los Angeles Failed to Collect $1.8 Million in Overtime Reimbursements

The city couldn't collect its money in 2013-14 because poor bookkeeping made it impossible to track how much money had been spent and how much was owed,

The white-gloved officers who guide Los Angeles drivers through traffic jams and road closures during Dodgers games, the Academy Awards and other special events earned nearly $6 million in overtime in a single year.

 

In many cases, event sponsors are supposed to reimburse the city for those wages.

But the city of Los Angeles failed to collect $1.8 million in 2013-14 because poor bookkeeping made it impossible to track how much money had been spent and how much was owed, according to an audit released Wednesday by City Controller Ron Galperin.

Among the unpaid bills the city has identified and sent to a collection agency are charges for the Academy Awards, auditors found.

 

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.
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