About $14,000 from the 2018 Town of Battleford’s 2019 budget will go to some town staff members due to an error.
Chief Administrative Officer John Enns-Wind said he discovered an error in 2017 due to conversion to the public sector software Vadim, and changes from a monthly to bi-weekly payment schedule.
In response to Councillor Kevin Russell’s question, the reason for the matter arising in council long after the error, Enns-Wind said, was because he wanted the 2017 audit to be completed first.
“I didn't want to say there was an error in 2017 when I discovered it until we could confirm it with an audited financial statement,” Enns-Wind said.
Staff waiting as long as they have for payment, Enns-Wind said, “says something about the quality and loyalty of our staff.”
Six staff members affected by the error will receive between about $1,700 and $3,500.
