Council accounts ratification delayed by ownership issues
Cllr Aaron Callan has said work is underway to address the issues.
Coleraine Town Hall is among the buildings that prompted Audit Office concerns.
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The Northern Ireland Audit Office has been unable to sign off on Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council s accounts from the 2019/20 financial year due to issues over ownership of council buildings.
Correspondence had been received by the council querying that title was not proven on Coleraine and Portstewart Town Halls, as well as the Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre in Ballymoney, County Antrim.
Council official, Moira Quinn, read a statement from the NI Audit Office to councillors at last week s meeting.
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INTERVIEW: Cllr Aaron Callan: lower rate would have impacted services
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council recently struck a rate of 2.49%.
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Liam Tunney speaks to DUP councillor Aaron Callan about his family s history of service, switching allegiance to the DUP and the paradoxes of history.
This is a shorter version of the full interview, which can be accessed in podcast form here.
Liam Tunney: Why did you get into politics?
Aaron Callan: My family has always been a family of service. My grandfather served for 35 years in the fire service and I ve had cousins and family members who ve served in the RUC and the army.