State investigators have cited the President of Savannah Technical College for asking employees to do work for him and other college board members for free or at reduced prices.
The state Inspector General's office issued a report dealing with President Bix Rathburn's interactions with so-called "live-work" programs in which students do jobs such as automotive repair to learn the trade.
In one case, investigators found Rathburn showed poor judgement by asking the auto repair department head to buy parts to work on Rathburn's car and making the employee wait for repayment. In another, Rathburn asked the culinary arts program head to cater at cost a political fundraiser for a board member.
Rathburn admitted not handling the situation well.
An official statement from the college says, the Inspector General's report did not indicate fraud and that Savannah Tech would work with the state technical college system to re-evaluate "live-work" policies.
The state Inspector General's office issued a report dealing with President Bix Rathburn's interactions with so-called "live-work" programs in which students do jobs such as automotive repair to learn the trade.
In one case, investigators found Rathburn showed poor judgement by asking the auto repair department head to buy parts to work on Rathburn's car and making the employee wait for repayment. In another, Rathburn asked the culinary arts program head to cater at cost a political fundraiser for a board member.
Rathburn admitted not handling the situation well.
An official statement from the college says, the Inspector General's report did not indicate fraud and that Savannah Tech would work with the state technical college system to re-evaluate "live-work" policies.
