Vaughn Palmer: Mulling over Mullen report, saving decisions if not money in short\u002Dterm
Mullen says his nine recommendations “cumulatively have the potential to save B.C. taxpayers more than $1 million annually without compromising security at the legislative assembly.”
The new management regime would oversee significant reductions in overtime and a shift to greater reliance on Victoria police and the RCMP for heavy duty security. “You shrug your shoulders and think, ‘How on earth can people let this happen?’ You can’t say you have integrity and in the same breath say, ‘Bury this.’”
Already, the expose has led to the departure of Legislature Clerk Craig James and Sergeant-at-Arms Gary Lenz, as well as toughened controls on spending at the assembly.Article content continued “There are currently no plans at this point to make any changes,” Farnworth said recently. “We’ve seen a report and it is yet to be discussed.”
Instead, the LAMC view is that the permanent posting should be sorted out first. Only then would the assembly look at changes in staffing, overtime and the other issues raised by Mullen.
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