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South Australian Ombudsman investigation highlights Burnside Council’s corporate credit card abuse
A South Australian ombudsman investigation has highlighted the extent of Burnside Council’s loose use of its credit cards between 2015 and 2017.
Key points:
- SA’s ombudsman found Burnside Council guilty of maladministration over its use of corporate credit cards
- Ombudsman Wayne Lines’s report found issues with “concerning credit card expenditure” on food and alcohol
- The credit cards in question are funded by ratepayers
Ombudsman Wayne Lines found the council was guilty of maladministration because it allowed about $34,000 of ratepayers’ funds to be spent on alcohol, coffee, meals and travel without proper scrutiny and authorisation.
It found the record keeping of credit card transactions was inadequate, and internal policies within council…
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