But State Auditor Mike Foley says his staff found no evidence of misappropriation or impropriety.
(AP) —
A new state audit has found that the University of Nebraska-Lincoln failed to competitively bid some of its six-figure contracts and didn't report others to the university's Board of Regents as staff members should have.
The audit examined 49 of more than 3,200 vendors that the university paid for services and equipment in 2011. It found five instances in which contracts were signed by unauthorized staff, and two in which purchases were not competitively bid.
But State Auditor Mike Foley says his staff found no evidence of misappropriation or impropriety.
University spokeswoman Kelly Bartling says the university generally agrees with the report, and will follow the suggestions made by auditors. Bartling says the audit found few errors overall.
