Jax County Court Administrator blows through $25.000?

Here's an excellent and simple case showing how a government office could and should, frankly and easily, be run like a business so things are done right, first of all, but secondly, so people don't just out-and-out steal.

Here's the article from the Star Monday:

Former court administrator used funds to buy $25,000 in gift cards

Jackson County's former court administrator used her court-supplied credit cards to purchase more than $25,000 in gift cards in the last 18 months of her service.

The thing about it is, I've worked for plenty of companies where someone--someone--was always put in a position to evaluate expenses as they come through in an obvious and clear effort to keep expenses down and under control.

For someone to charge an office for "...spa visits and purchases at a women's clothing store and an area optical shop..." and not be caught seems nearly unfathomable.

Was there NO ONE doing any oversight on their costs and expenses and charges?

That's the question now, for the past.

But for the future, has this been handled, now?

Is there now, for pity's sake, someone in place to make sure this kind of thing doesn't happen again and no one can put through expenses for virtually anything and we find out months or years later?

Would someone--anyone--answer me this?

Please?

Link: http://midwestdemocracy.com/articles/former-court-administrator-used-funds-to-buy-25000-in-gift-cards/