Georgetown: While being placed under the microscope is nothing new at the Georgetown Municipality, the New Year has commenced with the Office of the Auditor General scrutinizing the financial records of the city entity. The action comes in response to concern raised by City Councillor Patricia Chase-Green who in a letter to the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud has requested that the financial matters of the municipality be examined closely. The said correspondence was carbon copied to the Office of the Auditor General and according to Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, an investigation has commenced.
An efficient response ensued due to the fact that the Office of the Auditor General is the entity designated to undertake such tasks for the municipality. The letter requests that the Auditor General examine the amount of unauthorized money paid in incentives to the City Treasurer’s Department staff and culpability with respect to the unauthorized payment of incentives. City Mayor Hamilton Green had revealed at a recent statutory meeting that the Town Clerk, Mrs. Yonette Pluck-Cort and City Treasurer Andrew Meredith had paid incentives in excess of $1M out of funds belonging to the municipality without the express requisite authorization and permission of the Council.
This issue among other financial decisions will engage the current investigation, Sharma said.
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