ALRESFORD Town Council is to tighten its internal financial procedures over concerns that things have got too lax.
The council has long been criticised by former chairman Robin Atkins, a chartered accountant.
Mr Atkins said the town council should appoint an independent firm of accountants and have one councillor in control of overseeing the bar at Alresford Recreation Centre at Arlebury Park which last year made an operating profit of just over £25,000.
In an addition to its annual governance statement, the council said: “We have concerns that the current level of internal audit may not be sufficiently comprehensive for our needs, particularly in respect of the running of a bar.
“We intend to discuss our requirements with our internal auditor, and propose amending our finance orders to state that the Internal Auditor will, when the current contract expires, be changed every three years.”
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