City auditor finds $616 million spent on consultants, with $245 million 'miscoded'

A city councillor says he’s concerned about the competency of city staff following an audit’s finding that more than $616 million was spent on consulting services over five years, and that $250 million of that amount was “miscoded.”
A report by the office of the city auditor released Thursday revealed that the city’s consulting total of $529 million for 2013 to 2017 was incorrect because $87 million had been recorded as something else in the city’s financ