Wisconsin Hasn't Properly Tracked All State-Owned Residential Properties Leased to State Employees
Monday, December 9th, 2019 -- 10:42 AM
(AP) -Wisconsin hasn’t properly tracked all state-owned residential properties that are leased to state employees such as park rangers and University of Wisconsin faculty, an audit released Friday found.The report from the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau said that mismanagement resulted in the undercharging of nearly $63,000 in rent this year alone because no increases had been implemented since 1998. The audit came as the result of a tip to the state’s waste, fraud and abuse hotline.
State Sen. Rob Cowles, co-chair of the Legislature’s audit committee, said the Legislature would work with state agencies to bring the rental properties and policies back into compliance with the law. The audit found inattentiveness that spanned decades and multiple administrations.
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