KPMG to audit NVD staffers

Annette Martin
Contributing Writer

IN a 5-2 decision
North Vancouver
District Council voted
Nov. 27 to spend
almost $30,000 for an
independent audit of
management control
systems within the
Parks and Engineering
Services Division.

The Parks and Engineering
Division accounts tor 23 per
cent of the district’s total
operating budget of $93 mil-
fion, and is brok A down into
six units, neermy
Services, tilities,

Transportation Public
ks, Ps ‘
the Northlands Golf Course:
il has requested a
audit.

THE following people
have appeared in
“North Vancouver
provincial court:

“Before . Judge’ Ellen’

1999

ona preliminary diagnostic
and the se will bea
proposed area of focus arising
from the first investigation,

Coun. Ernie Crist was sus:
picious of the variance in tees
ranging trom $10,000) te
S7> 85,000 from the four
companies that had respond:
ed. “Can the lower cost (bid-
der) do as good a job as the
expensive one?” he asked.
“Do we want just another
report”

fichacl Hoskin, i

of financial servic
that the lower fee submitted
by othe firm oof Grant
Thornton was onky available
because the company is the
district’s external auditor.
Hoskin explained that there
could be a perception of con-
flict of interest it they
be awarded this independent
audit.

In oa report to council,
Hoskin suggested KPMG, the

Burdett on Sept. 25:

Terry James Christie, 47,
of North Vancouver, was
fined $300 after he pleaded
not ‘guilty to impaired dri-
ving, but instead pleaded
guilty to the lesser or includ-
ed offence of driving, without
consideration. :

The original, charge
stemmed from a Nov. 27,
incident in) North
Vancouver.

Before Judge Jerome
Paradis on Aug. 17:

Anson Mathew
John, 35, of Vancouver, was
jailed 30 days atter he pleaded
guilty to stealing merchandise
from Extra Foods on July 19
in North Vancouver City.

Lydall:

largest firm oor chartered
accountants in British
Columbia, would be capable
of undertaking the audit tor
$29,500.

Coun, Janice Harris asked,
“Why pay more i Grant
Thornton wilh do it) for
$10,00

Coun. Doug Mackay
Dunn responded, “The ratio-
nate for using KUMIG is arm's
length independence

Asked Coun, Lisa Muri,
“Ef there’s ne major issue to
solve, why not de it tor
$10,0002" She also asked how
much the second piase would
cost.

Coun. Bi Denault) pro-
posed a subcommittee of
three councillors be appointe
to oversce the audit and to
foltow through both phases.

“Rubbish.” responded
Harris. “It would be appre:
sive to have three councilors
following the auditor around.

Before Judge Jerome
Paradis on Aug. 16:

Bryan Daniel Streicker,
+7, of North Vancouver, was
fined $300 and received 12
months’ probation after he
was found guilty of assaulting
a woman on June 15 i
North Jancouver
Sureicker was
$400 restitution.

Before Judge
Rodgers on June 30:

Sandor Halasz, 32
Nerth Vancouver,

12 months”: probation after
he pleaded guilty to stealing
merchandise belonging to
Canada Safeway on Oct. 26,

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And what would be the
point?”

Mart noted that the audit
would need to be completed
before the May 15 budget.

Hoskin agreed that) the

timing would be very tight. If

the contract: was awarded
immediately, phase one could
sal} not be completed until
January. And at the most opti-
imistic, phase awo could aot be
finished before mid-February.

Councillors Muri and
Harris voted against the
motion te | KPMG ata
cost of $29 500.

And the motion to strike a
subcommittee was narrowly

vor De

Belt and councillors Muri and
Harris voting against.

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