Concern is swirling, albeit quietly for now, surrounding the apparent lack of information available concerning usage and financial reporting for the Alexandria Community Center complex. The complex includes a separate building which is also utilized for rental use.
Apparently the city is unable or unwilling to supply a list of users, dates of use and fees collected for each use.
The Community Center plan is supposed to be that it would be self-sustaining and the tax-payers would not be subsidizing its private use. The city employs two dedicated employees for the Community Center.
Some questions are:
- Does every user pay a fee and if so is the fee paid uniform for all users?
- Does the city permit the center to be used for profit making endeavors thereby subsidizing a business with tax-payer funds?
- Who collects the fees and how is the money distributed?
- Are there procedures in place for accounting and double checking the results?
- Is the operation audited at least annually?
These are legitimate questions and the city should be able and willing to supply this information. After all, the Community Center complex is tax-payer owned and funded.
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