BurlingtonPost.com: News: Story: City should have more control over $$$ spent

BurlingtonPost.com: News: Story: City should have more control over $$$ spent

Re: Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital request for $60 million.


Accountability: Let me say from the outset, I do not disagree with the city capital funding for the hospital. What is a concern to me is the investment taxpayers are making with no additional controls in place.

City council and, therefore, the citizens and taxpayers must exercise more control and accountability over the expenditure of the millions we are investing in Jo Brant.

My suggestion to city council and Jo Brant is the city be allocated additional seats on the hospital board of governors, who will be spending tax dollars.
This additional oversight would give me more confidence the money is being spent correctly for the tax dollars expended.

It’s no different than an investor who makes a large investment in a private sector company and demands a seat on the board of directors.  City council should have asked for this as a condition prior to rerouting our tax dollars to the hospital.  Burlington’s health care is vital to the community and oversight means more accountability for tax money spent.


Two or three additional seats on the board is mandatory along with our current representation prior to Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital being allocated direct tax dollars.



Mark Carr, Burlington