Auditor Puts Brakes On Oracle Contract, Cites $500,000 Mistake

By Brian MaassDENVER (CBS4)– Denver City Auditor Tim O’Brien today refused to sign a $6.1 million contract for services from Oracle until the contract numbers match the amount approved by Denver city council.
“If anyone wonders whether I actually read the 3,500 contracts I sign each year, here’s their answer,” said O’Brien.He said there was a $500,000 discrepancy between the $6.1 million recently approved by city council and the software and license expenditur