Problems? CCSD's Hire-and-Spend Mentality

• Credit card use in the Charleston County School District makes a lot of sense, but responses to various problems in its implementation reveal the usual mindset of the district.


• Missing documentation for purchases? Lack of review by supervisors? Hire a new program coordinator


• Not sure if purchases are relevant to ongoing needs? Buy monitoring software


• What's the cost of the software? It's a secret


• The new hire will be paid for by "$48,000 credited to the district for the use of the cards"?Say what? The bank is paying the district $48,000 [per year?] to use its cards? Can the rest of us get in on that deal?


• Michael Bobby doesn't want to embarrass any miscreant, so taxpayers are left to guess if anyone has been fired over misuse of credit cards? What do you think?