The Eastern Cape government of Premier Oscar Mabuyane will have to report to a judge every three months on progress in implementing a financial recovery plan for the Makana Municipality. This is...
Freedom of Information coverup clerk stung for £2k after deleting council audio recording
ICO notches up first successful FoI prosecution A town clerk in the English county of Shropshire has been the subject of the first ever successful Freedom of Information prosecution after lying to a...
Homeowners near Wellington complain council lost their paperwork
Homeowners near Wellington are reporting their local council losing the paperwork for their houses. Sue Mortimer can't sell her sunny home on a bush-clad hillside with a glimpse of Plimmerton Beach...
Quincy city clerk responds to records scandal with training sessions, ‘shred days’ (USA)
Following two recent scandals involving public records, the Quincy city clerk says Quincy’s department heads will be required to undergo records-management training. In March, the city’s public...
State criticises Monticello recordkeeping (US)
MONTICELLO — The Village of Monticello is suffering cash-flow problems and its financial operations are rife with shoddy record keeping and at risk of fraud, the state Comptroller's Office said in a...
DiNapoli audit finds Amsterdam’s finances hampered by poor recordkeeping (US)
Officials in the city of Amsterdam are unable to properly assess and monitor the city’s financial condition due to inadequate, inaccurate and incomplete accounting records, according to an audit...
A burden of proof for Norfolk
A report released last month by the inspector general for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offered scathing criticism of the city's handling of money intended to help low and...
Council records on culvert were inadequate (AUS)
SENIOR officers of Gosford City Council agreed yesterday that the council's record system had failed to keep messages, emails, quotes and estimates that might have allowed proper consideration of...