In 20 months, utilities spent $5.2M on travel
Keeping pace with trends and industry changes means sending Colorado Springs Utilities employees across the United States — at a cost of $5.2 million over the past 20 months.

Utilities spent eight times as much per employee on travel as the rest of city government during that time, officials said Wednesday.

In doing so, some Utilities officials have violated their own policies in documenting travel expenses, the City Auditor’s Office found.

While Auditor Jeff Litchfield noted the majority of Springs Utilities workers complied with guidelines, he found 13 types of violations, including one in six travelers in the records reviewed failing to get prior approval before traveling.

Colorado Springs Gazette