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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021 | Volume 34 No. 51
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‘INAPPROPRIATE CULTURE OF SPENDING’ Kamloops This Week reviews the BDO Canada forensic audit of spending at the TNRD under former CAO Sukh Gill, spurred as a result of this newspaper’s investigation earlier this year
The audit highlighted what it called a practice by former CAO Sukh Gill of “false listing of employees on receipts,” noting people confirmed their names were on receipts, yet they had not attended the events.
There was lack of controls in the finance department and a lack of oversight and governance by the regional district board The final cost of the audit is expected to be at least three times the initial estimate of between $50,000 and $75,000, meaning the audit will cost at least $150,000 to $225,000. Board chair Ken Gillis: “It was worth every cent of it because we had to do this.”
FULL COVERAGE CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES A12, A13 AND A14
Auditors noted meal expenses above meal thresholds contained in bylaws and policies of the TNRD. The regional district had previously said spending was within policy.
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