Missouri state auditor has found problems in the State Water Patrol Department

October 25, 2001
By: Sara Lasure
State Capital Bureau

This is Sara Lasure for Missouri Capital Caucus.

The state auditor Claire McCaskill says there are problems with Missouri's State Water Patrol.

McCaskill listed poor record keeping, ticket accountability, vehicle and boat usage, and the prior commissioner's leave balances of over $10,000 as areas that need to be improved.

Missouri State Water Patrol Commissioner Colonel Jerry Adams: is not surprised with what the audit found.

Actuality:ADAMS.WAV
RunTime: 27
OutCue:
Contents: State Water Patrol Comissioner Jerry Adams says that the department is comfortable with the audit.

Adams says that the issues addessed in the audit are being fixed if not fixed already.

For Missouri Capitol Caucus this is Sara Lasure

[Missouri Digital News is produced by the State Government Reporting Program of the Missouri School of Journalism (home of the The Journalist's Creed) with support from the Missouri Press Association, the Missouri Broadcasters' Association, KMOX Radio in St. Louis and KSMU Radio in Springfield.
You can contact MDN at .
MDN was designed and is managed by Phill Brooks]