Documents in Karen Prasser's personnel file reveal reasons for why she resigned as director the Solon Center for the Arts and shed light on the city's pending investigation under the fraud policy, reports the Chagrin Solon Sun.
The newspaper reports that in May that Finance Director Dennis Kennedy sent Prasser a memo detailing his concern about the arts center's accounting practices with Friends of the Solon Center for the Arts, a non-profit that fundraises for the SCA but is not affiliated with the city.
Prasser resigned in early September and days later the city announced it was investigating the arts center for "irregularities" under the fraud policy.
Other details reported by the newspaper, including information from an anonymous source, are:
- Mismanagement of employee timesheets.
- Use of city resources on non-city ventures, including a theatrical production at a local church.
- The friends organization was writing checks to arts center employees instead of to the city.
Do you know what the average bottom line usage is between residents vs. non-residents? Not that I ever paid close attention (until now) but I did not know that a caveat of the state monies Grace Drake obtained was that the building had to be a regional arts center. I am sure I would have accepted those terms. Is Fairmont Arts Center part of any municipality? How about the programs Orange offers?
As for Fairmount, I believe it is a private entity. Orange is part of the city of Orange.
My street is fine, thank you. Sorry to hear about your street. I hope it gets repaired soon; so that the Carolers can come and sing in front of your house.
1) She's stubborn and not all that logical at times especially when angry. 2) She's has a probation officer's mentality and thinks people are lying to her. 3) Don't get on her bad side or challenge her (as the Friends apparently have). 4) When that happens she develops a bunker mentality and turns inward (like appointing someone from Recreation to head up SCA).