The Town Clerk of Georgetown, Royston King wrote to the Auditor General on Tuesday, 28th February, requesting that an audit of the Council’s stock and financial systems be done.
According to a press release from the City Council yesterday, this request forms part of a wider plan to secure the integrity of the Council’s financial systems and ensure good corporate governance. The Mayor Patricia Chase-Greene had previously said that she was willing and ready to have the auditors review the Council’s financial systems, and the Council is ready to facilitate the examination of the systems and approaches to the management of its finances at the local level.
The media bulletin said the Council had taken measures to improve the capacity of the internal audit department, by providing the appropriate software to manage the systems of property rates and other aspects of its responsibility. The audit department is currently concluding its human resources audit of policies and procedures, and the findings will be presented to the full Council. The department will also provide a general understanding, and how they can be maximized, of the human resource competencies of the Council.
The press release further stated the Mayor and City Council is committed to transparency, accountability and its general responsibility to provide a clean and safe City.
A number of stakeholders have been urging a comprehensive audit of the city council. This call has been repeatedly made by PPP/C city councillor Bishram Kuppen.
