The city of El Paso
names David Childs as the new tax assessor-collector months after an
audit revealed that more than $1 million was mismanaged by city
officials.
Childs was the Dallas County tax assessor-collector for about 20 years. He also led his own performance-improvement consulting organization, fitforservice.org.
KFOX14 previously reported that on June 26, a report of how $1,160,847 was mismanaged was sent to Deputy City Manager William F. Studer. Studer requested the detailed review of El Paso's Consolidated Tax Office's Property Tax Overpayment Account.
The review stated the information collected indicated that the annual budget presented by the city tax assessor/collector did not present the accurate operating cost of the Consolidated Tax Office.
The $1,160,847 was used to relocate the tax office to the Wells Fargo Building, buy furniture, pay for construction, pay attorney fees for bankruptcy cases, and to pay off small debts owed by taxpayers and small debts on properties. El Paso's Chief Auditor, Edmundo Calderon, suspected these debts were paid in order to clear the books.
Calderon had recommended that his findings be referred to the El Paso Police Department's Special Investigation Group.
Calderon had said that the bottom line is that no money was stolen or lost. Money was just used from the wrong account. Calderon had said it evens out because in the end, tax-paying entities will pay back less to the city because the tax office budget appeared to be lower than it really was.
Calderon had said that former El Paso tax assessor/collector Juan Sandoval was responsible for the alleged mismanagement, and Sandoval retired in late June.
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/news/city-names-new-tax-assessor-collector-months-after/nSMnN/
Childs was the Dallas County tax assessor-collector for about 20 years. He also led his own performance-improvement consulting organization, fitforservice.org.
KFOX14 previously reported that on June 26, a report of how $1,160,847 was mismanaged was sent to Deputy City Manager William F. Studer. Studer requested the detailed review of El Paso's Consolidated Tax Office's Property Tax Overpayment Account.
The review stated the information collected indicated that the annual budget presented by the city tax assessor/collector did not present the accurate operating cost of the Consolidated Tax Office.
The $1,160,847 was used to relocate the tax office to the Wells Fargo Building, buy furniture, pay for construction, pay attorney fees for bankruptcy cases, and to pay off small debts owed by taxpayers and small debts on properties. El Paso's Chief Auditor, Edmundo Calderon, suspected these debts were paid in order to clear the books.
Calderon had recommended that his findings be referred to the El Paso Police Department's Special Investigation Group.
Calderon had said that the bottom line is that no money was stolen or lost. Money was just used from the wrong account. Calderon had said it evens out because in the end, tax-paying entities will pay back less to the city because the tax office budget appeared to be lower than it really was.
Calderon had said that former El Paso tax assessor/collector Juan Sandoval was responsible for the alleged mismanagement, and Sandoval retired in late June.
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/news/city-names-new-tax-assessor-collector-months-after/nSMnN/
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