AG to release scandal report
June 6, 2011 by admin
Filed under Cash Advances
The auditor generals report is still a day away and already tempers are flaring.
Larry Munroe, HRMs auditor general, is finished his report into the cash-advance scandal that rocked city hall in March. Hell distribute the report to council during its public meeting tomorrow.
Apparently it has been vetted through other people so Im concerned this process is being controlled, Coun. Sue Uteck said yesterday.
My concern is this process has been micro-managed and I will be calling for an immediate recess so I can at least leave and read it.
One of the people who got an advance copy was Mayor Peter Kelly.
As a person who was spoken to and named in the report, there were some points of validity that had to be understood, he explained yesterday. All those who were part of the process were able to clarify that commentary and the statements.
Kelly wouldnt discuss any contents of the report because he said its for the auditor general to release.
In 2010, former deputy CAO Wayne Anstey authorized a $400,000 cash advance from the Metro Centres account to Power Promotional Events for concerts on the Common. Most of the money wasnt paid back and taxpayers are on the hook for $359,550.
But a history of cash advances goes back farther than that.
In an interview with Metro in March, Munroe said he would follow the paper trail back to 2008 to find evidence of cash advances given to concert promoters.
The mayors role in last summers advance is expected to be thoroughly examined in the report. When the scandal hit in March, Kellys statements to reporters changed day to day.
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