Tuesday, March 28, 2000
Chamber still hasn't turned in all records
City says they were promised by Monday
BY ROBERT ANGLEN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
A city official said Monday that the African American Chamber of Commerce has failed to provide all needed financial documents.
“They are not complete,” Acting Economic Development Director Antoinette Selvey-Maddox said Monday. “We got some of the documents Friday and they promised to give us more today.”
Chamber President Jim Clingman said that every cent spent on its Tourism-Multicultural Impact Project would be accounted for by that day's end.
Chamber members complained the city treated them unfairly and that officials — including Ms. Selvey-Maddox and the city manager — were being manipulated by a City Council member who has targeted black organizations.
After giving the chamber $215,000 of a $300,000 contract, Ms. Selvey-Maddox said last Thursday no more funds would be released until the chamber proved where the money had been spent. She said the city had been attempting to get additional financial documents since December.
Mr. Clingman said the city had given only one day's notice to provide extra financial information before freezing funds.
“I'm surprised they would say that,” Ms. Selvey-Maddox said.
She said her staff is already analyzing what financial information the chamber has so far provided, but no conclusions have been made. Inch-thick copies of that information were distributed Monday to council members.
Mayor Charlie Luken said Monday the chamber should be given 30 days to work out any “alleged inconsistencies” and then the city manager should submit a report to the council.
“The African American Chamber of Commerce does valuable work,” he said. “Every effort should be made to remedy this situation before further damage is done to (its) reputation.”
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