Review of Aldermanic Reimbursement of Expenses

The Council engaged auditors, Wise Lord & Ferguson, to review its Aldermanic expenses reimbursement process. 

Wise Lord & Ferguson undertook the review in two stages:

  • Stage 1 - An audit of Aldermanic expenses and reimbursements for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014

  • Stage 2 - An examination of the Council's reimbursement process to identify improvement opportunities 

The review has been completed and Wise Lord & Ferguson's full report and accompanying documentation is now available.

Extracts from the Summary of Findings contained in Wise Lord & Ferguson's report:

"Of the 6,900 transactions reviewed, there were 18 transactions relating to fuel cards that were deemed to be non-Council related expenses. As the Aldermen have not historically had the opportunity to review the fuel card transactions, this opportunity was given during this project and amounts were reimbursed to Council.  All the other transactions reviewed were able to be categorised as disclosed in the individual listings."

"...there is nothing that has come to our attention that would indicate any fraudulent or illegal activities by any Alderman."

View Wise Lord & Ferguson's full report,(PDF, 30MB) including a summary total of expenses for all Aldermen 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014 and a detailed transaction listing of expenses for all Aldermen 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014.

Stage 2 of the review, involving an examination of the Council's reimbursement process has been completed and was considered by the Council at its meeting of 9 June 2015.  The outcomes from the Council meeting are available in the media release issued on 9 June 2015: City of Hobart endorses development of best practice Aldermanic Reimbursement of Expenses Policy(PDF, 67KB)

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