Comptroller’s Audit Finds Problems of Internal Control; Actions to Conceal a Media Purchase
Erie County Comptroller Mark C. Poloncarz today issued his office’s audit of the Sale, Purchase and Operation Agreement (”SPOA”) by and between Erie County (”County”) and Erie County Medical Center Corporation (”ECMCC”). The SPOA and subsequent legal actions (resulting in two (2) consent decrees) govern the County’s sale of the hospital to the then created public benefit corporation in 2004 and the mutual obligations of both parties including ongoing subsidies, reporting, and other financial issues.
