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Cabinet reviews AG’s City Council report—Minister Whittaker

Dec 29, 2012 News

 

 

The Auditor General’s (AG’s) report into financial improprieties at the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) unearthed by Raymon Gaskin is currently being reviewed by Cabinet following perusal by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.
Minister in the Local Government Ministry, Norman Whittaker, at a press conference yesterday morning in the Ministry’s boardroom, Kingston said, “Cabinet is going through the report… They have a right to because as much as we are the subject ministers, they have a right to know what is in the report,” he said.
The Burrowes Implementation Committee led by Raymon Gaskin had earlier in the year launched an inquiry into the operations of the City Council to determine the level to which, and if at all, the council has put in place the recommendations put forward by Burrowes in 2009 for improvement of its functions and operations for the benefit of the Georgetown residents.
The investigations, in addition to revealing that no effort was made to implement the 41 recommendations put forward by Burrowes, also revealed deficiencies and inadequacies in terms of the performance of the staff including the key players responsible for putting in place these changes, and bringing about improvement at the council.
With Cabinet’s consent, the Local Government Ministry had forwarded the report to the AG and the Police and an investigation into the improprieties was launched. Six senior officers of the council were subsequently sent on leave to facilitate the conduct of the investigations.
While Minister Whittaker did not want to disclose the full content of the report as he said that the Ministry is still studying the document, he however, said the AG report has revealed that many of the senior officers are culpable of reckless incompetence, of failure to adhere to procurement and financial procedure and record keeping, of not taking proper care of council’s assets, and most importantly being culpable of “failing to deliver on the services expected of the council.”
Minister Whittaker said that very shortly the ministry with support from Cabinet will determine a course of action with regards to the report and towards addressing the inadequacy and the shortcomings at City Hall. (GINA)

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