Ovid Morrison, Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Five, told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday that because of staffing issues in 2016, employees had to “double up” on their duties.
Morrison was responding to Member of Parliament Juan Edghill, who asked how the region’s seeming inability to fill certain vacancies within the region affected regulatory controls during the period. Edghill was also at the time making specific reference to a matter documented in the Auditor General’s 2016 report, which stated that an audit check showed that a heavy-duty driver within the region was certifying and signing off on payments as the Transport Officer.
The report further stated that the same driver was functioning as the Requisitioning Officer for fuel and spare parts since October, 2016.
