oakland community college
OAKLAND — Leaders of the Peralta Community College District have spent thousands of tax dollars on lavish hotels, East Coast trips and even clothing in the past 18 months.
Chancellor Elihu Harris and Peralta trustees routinely broke their own travel rules in the past year and half, the Bay Area News Group found in a review of district records.
Despite policies that require travel to be preapproved and at the "lowest possible cost," documents show that Harris and the trustees regularly chose more expensive hotel options and asked for permission to travel weeks after the trips.
On two occasions, Harris' habit of traveling with his wife cost the taxpayers extra. In March 2008, Harris attended a conference for college leaders in Yosemite National Park.
Documents show that Harris initially chose the cheaper option: to stay at the Yosemite Lodge, which costs $140 to $170 per night. But the chancellor canceled his first reservation, upgraded to the posh $340-per-night Ahwahnee Hotel and took his wife with him. The total cost: about $793.
No comments:
Post a Comment