HART WILL LOOK AGAIN AT AUDIT OF OVERRUNS GOAL TO AVOID NEW MISTAKES.Byline: CONNIE LLANOS llanos (yä`nōs), Spanish American term for prairies, specifically those of the Orinoco River basin of N South America, in Venezuela and E Colombia. Staff Writer The Hart school board will take another look tonight at an audit of construction overruns under ousted finance chief Rory Livingston. The goal, board members say, is to make sure the findings in the audit are understood to avoid repeating any mistakes in school construction and renovation projects for the William S. Hart Union High School. Officials with Colbi Technologies Inc., which performed the audit, will be present to answer questions. The forensic audit of construction budgets and expenditures, presented to the board in October, revealed a mismanagement mis·man·age tr.v. mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing, mis·man·ag·es To manage badly or carelessly. mis·man  age·ment n. of funds during Livingston's tenure and raised serious questions about the lack of detail in the district's records for construction expenditures. Livingston has failed to return several calls from the Daily News seeking comment. Some of the recommendations in the audit already have been addressed by the district. The audit found that, under Livingston's tenure, there was both a lack of oversight and too much centralized power in the district's finance department. Two months ago, Livingston's former position was split into two positions, a chief financial officer and a chief operations officer, to ensure checks and balances. The audit was ordered after Livingston was ousted amid questions of overspending for construction on three campuses, Saugus and Canyon high schools Canyon High School can refer to:
Livingston, who entered into a settlement and separation agreement with the district, filed a claim in September seeking damages in excess of $234,000. The claim demanded Livingston be paid the settlement the district had agreed do, and alleged wrongful termination wrongful termination n. a right of an employee to sue his/her employer for damages (loss of wage and "fringe" benefits, and, if against "public policy," for punitive damages). and defamation of character. The district, which withheld the settlement pending the audit, has not responded to the claim, which could lead to litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , officials said. connie.llanos@dailynews.com (661) 257-5254 IF YOU GO The board of the William S. Hart Union High School District will meet at 7 tonight in the district board room, 21515 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, . CAPTION(S): box Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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