LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Tourism Commission has fired its executive director in the wake of a blistering state audit that found questionable spending and a lack of oversight within the agency.

Kathy McKillip had been suspended with pay before Thursday’s 8-0 vote to terminate her contract. Commissioners also voted to install deputy director Heather Hogue as a temporary director until they name a permanent replacement.

The audit highlighted numerous spending problems within the agency, such as running $4.4 million over budget with an advertising firm’s contract and paying $44,000 in speaking fees for a 90-minute speech by a corporate executive.

Commission Chairman John Chapo says members take the audit seriously and will work to resolve the issues it raised.