Wednesday, May 20, 2009

And then there's Some More June Travel Expense Claims

-------- Your tax dollars at work ---------

Some hard to read June expense claim receipts .....

1. Rodd Grand Yarmouth at 21:52 PM for $35.18 plus a tip of $10.00 (29%).
2. Triangle Ale House receipt for $52.70 plus a tip of $15.00 pencilled in for a total of $67.70.
3. Rudder's Seafood on June 4, 2005 at 19:02 PM for $45.08 plus a handwritten tip for $10.00 (22%) for a total of $55.08.
4. Le Restaurant Cape View in Mavilette receipt for $60.84 plus handwritten tip of $14.00 (23%) for a total of $74.84.
5. Triangle Ale House receipt dated June 9, 2005 at 19:45 PM for $58.13 plus a handwritten tip of $12.00 (20%) for a total of $70.13.
6. A fuzzy unidentifiable receipt at 12:28 PM for what appears to be $15.00 in a place that sells Keiths by the Pitcher.
7. Receipt from the Triangle Ale House for 1 Coke, 2 Caffreys, 2 Carona for $27.69 with a handwritten amount indicating a total of $37.69, presumably meaning the tip was $10.00 (37%).
8. Triangle Ale House receipt at 19:45 PM on June 9, 2005 for $58.13 plus a handwritten tip amount of $12.00 (21%) for a total of $70.13.

Next posting will deal with entertainment expenses we can identify of SWSDA's CEO in Austria.

I'd like answers to the following questions:

1. Are all these food and booze expenses necessary to encourage development in our communities? And, how do these tips of 20% to 40% help our economy?
2. Are these SWSDA expenses alone or should they be shared with whoever is also paying Mr. Anderson's salary?
3. Who is the person within SWSDA who is responsible for reviewing and approving these expenses....

Will one of our Board members ask the questions and get the answers at their Board meeting today ......??

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Expense account abuse is clearly abuse of tax payer's money. It would be OK to entertain someone looking to bring a business to Nova Scotia, In that case there should be a note on the expense reciept. There never is. Mr. Anderson gets paid enough to afford his own beer, the tax payers should not have to pay his way evrytime he wants to go out drinking. Vacations to Europe at tax payer expense is also abuse of tax money. I wonder if Mr. Anderson pays income tax on all of this unnecessary use of his expense account.

The offical board is partly responsible for the lack of economic development in Southwest Nova Scotia. The offical board needs to act like they care about people who live here.

Anonymous said...

Why does Uncle Frank drink so much? Maybe he has too much time on his hands! I think a suspension is in order until this mess is cleared up!!! It doesn't appear he's doing much good anyway except being employed and spending OUR money at pubs!!!! Just cut him off and he might go away.

Anonymous said...

Come on Board and Elected officials get on this and do your JOB, its the right thing to do.

Anonymous said...

Why would Frank toe the line when the various councils support his actions. If you say nothing then you are supporting him. Would it be that there is not a clean chicken in the hen house?