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Auditor General Kim MacPherson has released her latest audit. She reports numerous deficiencies in meat safety and the Department of Health’s food premises program. In other areas, MacPherson notes progress on resolving issues with financial statements, but is still concerned about the sustainability of New Brunswick’s finances. See the full report here:
http://www.agnb-vgnb.ca/content/agnb-vgnb/en/publications/reports.html#2016v1=Page13
Common Council has voted to give itself a hefty raise.
After much debate last night, it voted to accept the recommendations in a consultant’s report to boost councillors’ salaries and expenses by 56% to a little over $29,500. The Mayor’s salary and expenses would rise 31% to a total of over $74,000. However, the Telegraph-Journal reports Mayor Don Darling indicated he would forego the increase because of the city’s financial situation. Overall the hikes will add more than $129,000 to the city’s operating budget next year.