You might remember that some time ago the Office of the State Comptroller released an audit that found 16 city purchases, totaling $64,427, did not comply with established procedure. After five weeks of wrangling with the Comptroller's office, I've finally managed to find out exactly what those 16 errant purchases were. OSC spokesman William Reynolds provided this information, but caution that "the instances of non-compliance with the procurement policy centered on city personnel not getting required quotes or approved purchase orders. They did not determine that any of the purchases were inappropriate for the city's needs / operations"

All of the purchases were made in the Department of Public Works, which is the city's largest purchaser. All of that aside, I can't imagine why the city spent $3,520 on movie tickets. I'll let you know when I get an answer on that one.

There are no dates attached to these purchases, but the audit examined a period from Jan. 2005 to March 31, 2007.

	Vendor/Payee	Product/Service	Amount
1	Griffen Greenhouse and Nursery	Landscaping Supplies	1,837.98
2	Staples	Computer Monitors	2,172.30
3	Municiple Services	Sewer Drain Service	2,870.65
4	Hayes Paving	Imprinted Paving	3,095.00
5	CLARK, WM H.	Replacement Parts	3,110.54
6	NYNE Equipment	Warranty Purchase	3,387.00
7	JJP Slipform	Curbing	3,412.50
8	Regal Entertainment group	Movie Tickets	3,520.00
9	Nortrax LE LLC	Service	3,886.00
10	Myers Fun Services	Carnival Equipment	4,160.00
11	Carpet Land	Carpet and Installation	4,417.00
12	Parkway Music	Rink Sound System	4,556.93
13	Mills Engineering Co Inc	Trash Barrels	4,679.81
14	Barnes Distribution Group	Hydralic Hose maker	4,947.24
15	NYNE Equipment	Ram for Tub Grill	5,500.00
16	Siewert Equipment Co	Pumps	8,874.00
			64,426.95