Curry's office says $27k in debit cards from Brown's administration missing

[thelakelander]

More than $27,000 worth of debit cards, bought two years ago by City Hall as part of a long-standing employee-recognition program, are unaccounted for, according to city officials.
Mayor Lenny Curry's office says it can't account for what happened to the 507 missing cards because of shoddy accounting practices under former Mayor Alvin Brown. The recognition program, using debit cards, pre-dated Brown, city officials said.

"We have no idea where they are," said Marsha Oliver, Curry's spokeswoman. "We will take a look at how we can ensure the ones that are remaining are used properly and appropriately."

The cards were bought from VyStar Credit Union in October 2013. They came in denominations of $100, $50 and $25, and they were kept in a safe in the office of the city's chief financial officer, who, under Brown, was Ronnie Belton. Reached Monday morning by cell phone, Belton said he was on a conference call and would need to call a Times-Union reporter back. Hours later, his phone went directly to voice mail.

Full article: http://jacksonville.com/news/2015-11-02/story/mayor-lenny-currys-office-says-27000-worth-debit-cards-purchased-under

[Tacachale]

Yes, this was brought up in another (poorly named) thread today.