January 23, 2008 06:20 PM UTC

School Board Audit Trouble?

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• by: Colorado Pols

From The Denver Post:

State auditors said today they will investigate the expenses of state school board members.

The request came from Sen. Steve Johnson, a Fort Collins Republican who said he was troubled by the reimbursements that members of the school board have received.

His initial inquiry showed reimbursements ranging from $25,000 for one board member to about $800 for another.

The legislative audit committee voted unanimously to request an investigation by State Auditor Sally Symanski.

The committee also voted to proceed with an audit of the state Emergency Operations Center, where workers were accused of using state computers to buy World Series tickets and look at inappropriate sites. Rep. Jim Kerr, R-Jefferson County, requested that audit.

This could portend trouble for school board member Bob Schaffer, the Republican candidate for Senate, but given that state Sen. Steve Johnson called for the audit, you’d have to assume this won’t touch Schaffer too badly. Johnson is a supporter of Schaffer and wouldn’t likely call for such an audit if it was going to turn out poorly for Schaffer.