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Although a report on the inquiry process at City Hall is yet to be handed over to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Kellawan Lall, the process has already proven to be useful to the municipality.This is according to Town Clerk,Trevor Plouffe Jersey, Yonette Pluck-Cort, during an interview with this newspaper yesterday.According to her, through discussions and constant interaction with Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry,Tyler Clippard Jersey, Keith Burrowes,Joaquin Benoit Jersey, Heads of Department are now able to better understand systems that are needful to improve the operations of the city entity.Burrowes had revealed that the inquiry process was not one that could be time-bound but rather one that could lend to a positive change in the operation of the municipality in order to deliver a proper service to city residents.Reports are that the process has been very time-consuming and stressful but worth the while. This newspaper has been informed that Burrowes has left the country to seek medical attention overseas.As a result he has not yet been able to hand over a report on his findings to the Minister.However,Ryan Vogelsong Jersey, there has already been evidence of reformation within all of the departments of the municipality, Pluck-Cort asserted.It was disclosed that departments are now able to make use of available data processed within the entity,Arizona Diamondbacks Kevin Jepsen Jersey, a practice which has not for some time been taken advantage of.Among the most crucial sections that are functioning at an improved rate are the Public Health,Jhoulys Chacin Jersey, Information Technology, Treasurer and Engineer’s departments,Edinson Volquez Jersey, the Town Clerk said.In the recent past she divulged that the Engineer’s Department for example relied on complaints from councillors and observations to undertake its work programme.However with the utilisation of the available data, Pluck-Cort,Erick Aybar Jersey, said that the department is better able to prioritise projects.As a result she said that the municipality is now better able to engage a scientific approach, which will ultimately help the relevant officers in the budgetary preparation.She related that at the inception of the inquiry, which was engaged to investigate allegations of mismanagement and financial discrepancies levelled primarily at the offices at the Town Clerk and the Treasurer, some of the officers were skeptical.Pluck-Cort however noted that she could now speak on behalf of all of the Heads of Department who are grateful for the support rendered by Burrowes over the months.The Chairman,Houston Astros Brian McCann Jersey, she said, was able to make recommendations, which were suitable to alleviate a lax system that lacked inter-departmental communication.And with a modified system in place, Pluck-Cort said that it is inevitable that restructuring will take full effect. She however declined to say what form the restructuring is likely to take at this stage even as she acknowledges that there would be some need for training.She noted that the Personnel and Training Committee is examining some of the needful measures that are yet to be implemented at the municipality. |
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