THE 2017/18 internal audit report for Keighley Town Council has not approved two of the 10 areas assessed.
Auditors said they could not sign off the council’s handling of its petty cash or its processes for monitoring its budget and ensuring appropriate reserves.
However, the council’s locum clerk said steps are being taken to address these issues. Anne Wilson, whose tenure coincides with only the last three weeks of the period covered by the audit, said overall it was not a bad report.
“A fresh pair of eyes for any council is always a good place to start,” she said. “I’m putting procedures in place to make sure the town council is financially sound, and its management works more effectively than perhaps it has done in the past.”
The audit, completed by…
