Thursday, 24 June 2010, 3:46 pm Press Release: Manakau City
Mayor receives ruling by Auditor-General
Manukau mayor Len
Brown has received the Auditor-General Office’s ruling and
accepts their judgement that no further investigation into
his credit card expenses is warranted.
Mr Brown asked the
Auditor-General to review his credit card expenses following
publicity around his spending.
“I am advised by the
Deputy Controller and Auditor General, Phillipa Smith, that,
having looked at my request, they are declining to
investigate the matter further,” says Mr Brown.
“They
acknowledge that I have made mistakes, but they are
sufficiently confident in our existing audit arrangements.
The letter states that the council’s response is
appropriate and there is no need for further involvement of
the Auditor-General.
“I have acknowledged these same
mistakes and reimbursed the council. I was confident that
Manukau City Council’s processes were robust.”
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