By WHAV Staff |
State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump. (Official photograph.)
State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump this week said Northern Essex Community College had not taken steps as of last year “to better safeguard and track the college’s valuable property.”
Bump’s office said inventory problems were first found in 2016. During the latest audit period, from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020, the college further “did not always obtain required documentation, including approvals, for expenditures.” Northern Essex told WHAV the issues have since been addressed.
“We have taken steps to address the issues that were identified and shared those steps with the state auditor’s office,” the college said in an email.