CVN letter to Council: Strong support for establishing Office of Auditor General for City of Vancouver

This letter to Council relates to a staff report going before City Council on November 4, 2020.

November 2, 2020
City of Vancouver Council
Dear Mayor Kennedy Stewart and Councillors,

Re: Establishing the Office of the Auditor General for the City of Vancouver  

Agenda: https://council.vancouver.ca/20201104/pspc20201104ag.htm
Report: https://council.vancouver.ca/20201104/documents/pspc3.pdf

The Coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods (CVN) is in strong support of the recommendations in this report for establishment of the Independent Auditor General Office for the City of Vancouver.

Thanks to Council for bringing forward this report and we are pleased to see the City of Vancouver coming into compliance with governance best practices.

We strongly encourage you to approve the recommendations in the report for establishing the Independent Auditor General Office for the City of Vancouver.

Thank you,
Larry A. Benge, Co-chair
Dorothy Barkley, Co-chair

Coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods

Member Groups of the Coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods

Arbutus Ridge Community Association
Arbutus Ridge/ Kerrisdale/ Shaughnessy Visions
Cedar Cottage Area Neighbours
Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Council
Dunbar Residents Association
Fairview/South Granville Action Committee
False Creek Residents Association
Grandview Woodland Area Council
Granville-Burrard Residents & Business Assoc.
Greater Yaletown Community Association
Joyce Area Residents
Kitsilano-Arbutus Residents Association
Kits Point Residents Association
Marpole Residents Coalition
NW Point Grey Home Owners Association
Oakridge Langara Area Residents
Riley Park/South Cambie Visions
Shaughnessy Heights Property Owners Assoc.
Strathcona Residents Association
Upper Kitsilano Residents Association
West End Neighbours Society
West Kitsilano Residents Association
West Point Grey Residents Association