Following a report by Deloitte, who judged the Metro Vancouver The governance structure of the “large and heavy” regional district, certain economic decisions of money were made at the meeting of the board of directors on Friday.
The Board of Directors indicates that it will eliminate meeting costs when traveling in the Vancouver metro activities and will eliminate double allowances for meetings greater than four hours.
“I think it was important to manage this today,” said Vancouver metro president Mike Hurley. “Can I put a number on what will be these savings?” According to my experience, it wouldn’t be much. ”
Metro Vancouver says that he will also create a governance committee and strengthen the organization’s internal audit function.
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“I always think that there is a need for major systemic changes, and I think you have pointed out a lot, and I hope that it will be part of the overall governance exam as we go ahead,” said the mayor of Surrey, Brenda Locke.
After the meeting of the Board of Directors, the author of the Deloitte report, Shayne Gregg, told journalists that his business had “made a lot of governance criticisms which, I would say, were much more overwhelming than that one”.
“But in terms of opportunity there, I think that’s where I focus,” he added. “The processes are generally in place now and work well.”
During the meeting, new questions were raised by the chairman of the finance committee, who is a licensed professional accountant.
“The problem is that I am unable to do my job here knowing that there is information that is missing and not transparent,” said Pardeep Kooner, advisor to Surrey. “I’m just trying to understand where the responsibility is.”
President Mike Hurley replied later, saying: “Director Kooner is more worried about her professional designation and how she would do things, and these questions are all very valid and will answer; However, I am not at all worried about the way Metro Vancouver manages finances. ”
Metro Vancouver’s governance review was announced earlier this year, following revelations and news, the North Shore wastewater processing plant is a budget of $ 3 billion.
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