Strengthening Expense Controls At Toronto Catholic District School Board
McGuinty Government Supports Report's Recommendations For Improvement
TORONTO, May 7 /CNW/ -
NEWS
The Ontario government is giving full support to a report calling for
improvements to expense policies and practices for trustees at the Toronto
Catholic District School Board (http://www.tcdsb.org/).
The recommendations were outlined in provincial advisor Norbert
Hartmann's report, "Enhancing Public Trust and Confidence". Education Minister
Kathleen Wynne appointed Hartmann to review trustee expense policies and
practices at the board and to recommend policies and practices that support
better accountability and more transparency.
Wynne has asked the board and the Ministry of Education to fully
implement the report's recommendations. Hartmann will assist in developing new
policies and practices.
QUOTES
"We have been clear that board trustees are expected to make spending
decisions in a transparent and accountable manner. That goes for decisions
about their own expenses and about how they spend to support students," said
Education Minister Kathleen Wynne.
(http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/biography/edu_minister.html) "I fully
support the recommendations made by Mr. Hartmann in his report. They provide
an excellent blueprint for the policy changes needed at the Toronto Catholic
District School Board to rebuild public trust and confidence."
<<
QUICK FACTS
- Minister Wynne has asked the board to report to the ministry on its
plan for implementing the recommendations by May 21.
- The recommendations for expense policies are expected to be
implemented by June 30.
- Hartmann is a former Ontario assistant deputy minister in the
Ministry of Education.
LEARN MORE
Read Norbert Hartmann's full report
(http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/nr/08.05/EPTCreport.html).