Montgomery County Recreation paid $5.8M on undocumented invoices, audit finds
An October 2026 audit by Montgomery County's Office of the Inspector General found the Department of Recreation paid more than $5.8 million in invoices to one contractor from July 2022 to April 2026 without adequate documentation. Of 29 invoices reviewed, eight totaling about $5.57 million had no itemized totals or records of services provided, and six worth about $268,600 had supporting records that did not match the billed amounts. Auditors also found no monitoring for 20 of 50 instructor contracts, purchases split to stay under the $9,999 card limit, and an unlocked safe room. The department went more than two decades without a finalized criminal background check policy for workers serving children, a gap the inspector general flagged in 2022. Chief Administrative Officer Rich Madaleno agreed with all recommendations; the policy was finalized in October 2026, and remaining fixes are due by July 2028.
The department expects to complete remaining work tied to the earlier recommendations by July 2028.
The department also went more than two decades without a finalized criminal background check policy.
Chief Administrative Officer Rich Madaleno agreed with all of the inspector general's recommendations.
Said most invoice problems occurred early in the audit period; promised policy updates and staff training.
No outcome recorded yet.