Call for Toronto auditor-general to oversee police

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http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/05/22/call-for-toronto-auditor-general-to-oversee-police.html



The vote came after Beverly Romeo-Beehler told them that, since becoming auditor-general in December, she asked the chairs of the boards overseeing police libraries and Toronto Public Health to let her office look at their operations to identify “risk” areas that might need auditing.


She would then have to wait for an invitation to investigate, unlike with city departments and other agencies where she is free to launch spending probes.


She has “not heard back” from the police board while the other two are “considering” the request, Romeo-Beehler said.
“Shining a light is always good so people can make the changes they need to make,” she said. “I can say that historically, based on evidence, we’ve added value and I expect that would be the case,” with police, libraries and health