Background:
As a newly elected Council with almost all members new to local government the Mayor sought assistance from Reinforcements in conducting a Due Diligence review across key financial and governance areas of the Council’s operations to provide a snapshot of possible risks requiring the Council’s early attention.
What we did
The project comprised a scan of key strategic and governance related documents to establish general legislative compliance together with a review of recent reports from the external and internal auditors. Examination of Council Minutes and resolutions concerning queries on financial process efficiency was also undertaken.
Results
The outcome of the review was a report highlighting some areas in need of further scrutiny and follow up by Council and rectification of some matters on non-compliance together with identified opportunities for procedural improvement. A number of issues were subsequently referred to the Council’s Audit Committee for attention.