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Money Management Probe Forces Memorial Auditorium Manager Out

256 views · Published 6 December 2012 · 2:40 · Indexed 22 October 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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by John Madewell  The general manager of the Memorial Auditorium and Tivoli Theatre stepped down after a close look at her management of money.Sandy Coulter's departure happened last month but came to public light in last night's city council meeting. A special projects investigation by the city's internal audit department revealed some of the unaccounted for money.Auditor Stan Sewell said the investigation found "false reporting, misappropriation and conflict of interest."Immediately after the special projects investigation showed multiple problems, Coulter stepped down.A 1099 form showed she had paid her husband ,100 for work as an usher and/or door guard. Sewell said that's a direct conflict of interest and the investigation couldn't verify he'd actually worked.In addition, Sewell said the office wrote too many "checks to cash" to pay ushers and Coulter altered a payment receipt to a merchandiser.The Memorial Auditorium and the Tivoli Theatre fall under the City's Education, Arts and Culture department. Administrator Missy Crutchfield spoke about the investigation, "From this report, we've made several changes that deal with the job description, the reporting, accountability, higher, more stringent measures, oversight. We're working as a team with internal audit and finance."Crutchfield said the city will stop the practice of paying ushers in cash and start invoices and contracts for other services. "Certain things have to be bid for services and different things to make the changes across the board that we need to. So we're all going to do it and January is our deadline to get the full process corrected."In the meantime, Crutchfield and her deputy administrator will manage Tivoli and Memorial until another general manager is hired.Sewell said his office has notified the district attorney's office as well as the state comptroller. NewsChannel 9 attempted to find Coulter, but couldn't locate her.

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