Meg Holland held a press conference today to release her first year's agenda as the newly elected City of Bethlehem Controller. Reporters from the Morning Call, the Express Times, the Bethlehem Press and the Channel 69 News attended the press conference. Holland provided a detailed listing of her agenda, which included the following:
1. Hire a Deputy Controller
2. Attend monthly pension board meetings and review reports
3. Establish fraud deterrence and prevention practices
4. Establish purchase order procedures and authorization controls
5. Enact record retention policies for the Accounting and Controller’s Department
6. Enhance the existing database of municipal contracts with the Law department
7. Review and monitor the budget process
8. Meet with all departments as to policies and procedures
9. Review of medical insurance and catastrophic insurance processing
10. Operational and performance audits of departments and other entities (including the entities that are part of the Bethlehem Authority)
11. Review purchase policies and procedures as they relate to pricing negotiations
12. Meet with Sands-BethWorks representatives to review the casino host fee contract
13. Meet with various other local government controllers to coordinate any efforts with respect to related areas
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