Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson has welcomed the response
by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) to complaints
relating to Council decisions around the Civic
Facility.
In a response released today, the OAG said
it had received complaints about whether the Council had
appropriately considered options, particularly around
refurbishing and redeveloping the current town
hall.
It had also received a complaint suggesting that
four councillors who were trustees of Masterton Trust Lands
Trust might have had a conflict of interest.
The
response can be found on the OAG website here.
The
Mayor said improvements to processes suggested by OAG were
already being addressed.
“I welcome the Office of
the Auditor-General’s response and note that the OAG has
acknowledged changes already made by the
Council.
“The Council now aims to provider fuller
minutes on the reasons for key decisions and has organised
further conflict of interest training for elected members
and
staff.”
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