Friday, February 20, 2015

COUNCILS: Financial Management and Accountability


Auditor General report calls on councils to get their finances in order
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/auditor-general-report-calls-on-councils-to-get-their-finances-in-order/story-fnj4f7k1-1227226021220



Mayor warns over inappropriate use of council expense accounts: HOBART Lord Mayor Sue Hickey has cracked down on her fellow aldermen’s use of ­credit cards, saying some had been using them inappropriately......?Ald Hickey, who was elected as Lord Mayor in November last year, has vowed to make the council more open and transparent ... Contacted yesterday, Ald Hickey stressed the letter was not a reflection on all aldermen. “Since I was elected, I have been keeping an account of all the expenses in the office of Lord Mayor,” she said.
“And in my role as Lord Mayor, I have been keeping ­account of aldermen as per regulations under the Local Government Act ... I noticed one or two things that concerned me.”

http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/mayor-warns-over-inappropriate-use-of-council-expense-accounts/story-fnj4f7k1-1227226174785



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