Councillors of the Georgetown Municipality are yet to decide if they would engage the Auditor General to investigate alleged financial discrepancies at City Hall that were unearthed by Chairman of its Finance Committee,Anthony Brown Jersey, Junior Garrett.This is intended to weed out corruption from all levels of City Hall’s administration.Junior GarrettSome of the discrepancies Councillors would like to put before the Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, include what they say is blatant disregard for the functions of the Finance Committee; alleged preferential treatment of some contractors; misuse of Council’s scarce financial resources; and diversion from established tendering process.This is according to Garrett, who related that Councillors would have to decide if a copy of the booklet he compiled on financial discrepancies including the payment of daily incentives to some staff would be given to Sharma for investigation.He alleged that Councillors are forced into this direction since a copy of the booklet given to City Hall’s political head,Andrew Wiggins Jersey, Mayor Hamilton Green,jerseys from china, was ignored.However,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, sections of the media reported that Green had denied ever receiving a copy of the document. Nonetheless, Deputy Mayor, Patricia Green, who has a print,Aaron Ekblad Jersey, is supporting Garrett’s claim.The disclosure of this booklet came one day after the Mayor announced that he has instructed an investigation into all transactions undertaken by Garrett since he assumed the position of Finance Chairman.This stemmed from the fact that Garrett’s lone signature appeared on a payment voucher for the purchase of a laptop computer from a company which is allegedly non-existent.Garrett had maintained that he signed the document presented to him without verifying the company’s authenticity since it was not his responsibility.According to Garrett,Cheap NFL Jerseys, several questionable vouchers without “Contract for Works” amounting to $7.9M were documented and disseminated to key officials.He added that some contractors have been receiving preferential treatment which is contributing to the misuse of City Hall’s scarce financial resources. In addition, the works undertaken by some contractors do not undergo the established tendering process.“I wish to state from a professional point of view that the necessary systems and controls are not adhered to and drastic action should be taken immediately to prevent further misuse and abuse of funds by persons for their personal gain,” Garrett said.Currently,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, the Auditor General’s Office is investigating the payment of incentives to staff of the City Treasurer Department in December last year and the sale of the old incinerator.
