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Okanagan, Thompson regional districts are on their own to control staff spending | iNFOnews


March 04, 2021 - 7:30 AM
There is no provincial body with the power or mandate to make sure local government employees or elected officials don’t squander taxpayers money.
The recent revelations showing Thompson-Nicola Regional District CAO Sukh Gill charged about $500,000 over five years to his corporate credit card – including alcohol, lavish meals and gifts – is indicative of a local government structure that has no consistent system of checks and balances.
That fact led to Kris Sims, the B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, to demand the province retain and beef up the role of the Auditor General for Local Government. ....

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