# FY2014 Town Council Management Report - **Source:** Ministry of National Development - **Published:** 2015-12-01T04:00:00.000Z - **Author:** Ministry of National Development - **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/fy2014-town-council-management-report - **Topics:** Government & Policy ## Featured rationale Persistent maintenance shortcomings may affect residents’ perceptions of estate quality and safety, potentially influencing housing preferences within affected HDB estates. ## AI summary The FY2014 Town Council Management Report rated 10 town councils Amber for estate maintenance, while common-area obstructions represented 36% of all maintenance observations. ## Original article The Ministry of National Development released the FY2014 Town Council Management Report (TCMR) today. The period of assessment covers April 2014 to March 2015, prior to changes to Town Councils (TCs) following General Election 2015. TCs were assessed under five indicators, using three colour bands. Assessment was based on measurable objective criteria, submitted by the TCs and their auditors. Most TCs have performed well in all areas, though some TCs could do better in the areas of Estate Maintenance, Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) Arrears Management and Corporate Governance. Results of the FY2014 TCMR The results of the FY2014 TCMR, covering the period April 2014 to March 2015, are summarised below. More details can be found at Annex A and B. Estate Maintenance Estate maintenance remains an area for improvement. 10 TCs scored “Amber” under this category. The obstruction of common areas remains the top area for improvement, accounting for 36% of total maintenance observations in FY2014 (see Annex C for top five types of estate maintenance observations). Such obstructions are potential fire hazards and can hamper evacuation efforts during emergencies. TCs should address this issue jointly with their residents. Residents should also play their part not to clutter up the common passageway. By working together as a community, TCs and residents can improve the living environment in HDB estates, while ensuring that the residents’ fire safety is not compromised. AHPETC’s “Red” Banding in S&CC Arrears Management and Corporate Governance Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) continues to be banded “Red” for both indicators. This is the fourth successive TCMR that the TC has been banded “Red” for S&CC Arrears Management, and the third successive TCMR that the TC has been banded “Red” for Corporate Governance. Under S&CC Arrears Management, AHPETC is banded “Red” after failing to submit its monthly S&CC arrears report for the assessment period even though it was reminded to do so and extensions of deadline were granted. To date, most of AHPETC’s S&CC arrears reports since May 2013 are outstanding. Under Corporate Governance, AHPETC is banded “Red” due to three legal and regulatory contraventions by the TC as indicated by its own auditor’s findings and the TC’s self-declared corporate governance checklist. In the FY2013 TCMR last year, AHPETC was banded “Red” as the TC had not shown that it had rectified the various legal and regulatory contraventions reported by its independent auditors for FY2011 and FY2012, and had not submitted its FY2013 audited financial statements, auditor’s report, auditor’s management letter and self-declared corporate governance checklist. AHPETC had subsequently made the required submissions for FY2013 on 30 Jun 2015, which showed four regulatory contraventions. AHPETC would still have been banded “Red” in the FY2013 TCMR if the TC had submitted the required documents on time and therefore no revision of this rating is needed. Please refer to Annex D for details of AHPETC’s contraventions in FY2013 and FY2014. Other Observations Chua Chu Kang TC (CCKTC) and Potong Pasir TC (PPTC) are banded “Amber” for S&CC Arrears Management. CCKTC had an increase in the proportion of S&CC overdue for 3 months or more, and PPTC has the same rating as last year. Bishan-Toa Payoh TC (BTPTC) is banded “Amber” for Corporate Governance on a technicality. The TC had incorrectly classified its residential rooftop antenna Temporary Occupation License (TOL) income under the TC’s commercial property fund for FY2014, due to a data migration error when it moved to a new computer system. BTPTC has since made the necessary rectifications. Enquiries and Feedback Members of the public can learn more about the TCMR at the TownCouncils.sg website at http://www.towncouncils.sg. Residents can also provide their feedback to tcmr_feedback@mailbox.hdb.gov.sg or directly to their TC. ## Chinese translation > Translation model: grok_cli ### 2014财政年度市镇理事会管理报告 国家发展部今日公布2014财政年度市镇理事会管理报告（TCMR）。评估期涵盖2014年4月至2015年3月，即2015年大选后市镇理事会（TC）调整之前。各市镇理事会在五项指标下接受评估，采用三个色带。评估依据可衡量的客观标准，由各市镇理事会及其审计师提交。 多数市镇理事会在各方面表现良好，不过部分市镇理事会在产业维修保养、服务与保养费（S&CC）欠款管理及公司治理方面仍有改善空间。 2014财政年度TCMR结果 涵盖2014年4月至2015年3月期间的2014财政年度TCMR结果摘要如下。更多详情见附件A及B。 产业维修保养 产业维修保养仍是有待改善的领域。有10个市镇理事会在此类别获评“琥珀色”。 公共区域被占用仍是首要待改善项目，占2014财政年度全部维修观察事项的36%（前五类产业维修保养观察事项见附件C）。此类占用是潜在火患，并可能妨碍紧急情况下的疏散。市镇理事会应与居民共同处理此问题。居民亦应尽本分，勿在公共通道堆放杂物。通过社区携手合作，市镇理事会与居民可改善组屋（HDB）邻里的居住环境，同时确保居民的消防安全不受影响。 AHPETC在S&CC欠款管理及公司治理获评“红色” 阿裕尼—后港—榜鹅东市镇理事会（AHPETC）在这两项指标上继续获评“红色”。这是该市镇理事会连续第四次在TCMR的S&CC欠款管理获评“红色”，也是连续第三次在公司治理获评“红色”。 在S&CC欠款管理方面，AHPETC因在评估期内即使获提醒并获准延期，仍未能提交每月S&CC欠款报告而获评“红色”。迄今，AHPETC自2013年5月以来的大部分S&CC欠款报告仍未提交。 在公司治理方面，AHPETC因其本身审计师的发现及市镇理事会自行申报的公司治理核对清单所示的三项法律与监管违规而获评“红色”。在去年的2013财政年度TCMR中，AHPETC获评“红色”，原因是该市镇理事会未能证明已纠正其独立审计师就2011及2012财政年度所报告的各项法律与监管违规，且未提交其2013财政年度经审计财务报表、审计师报告、审计师管理建议书及自行申报的公司治理核对清单。 AHPETC其后于2015年6月30日提交了2013财政年度所需文件，显示有四项监管违规。即使该市镇理事会当时按时提交所需文件，在2013财政年度TCMR中仍会获评“红色”，因此无需修订该评级。有关AHPETC在2013及2014财政年度违规详情，请参阅附件D。 其他观察 蔡厝港市镇理事会（CCKTC）与波东巴西市镇理事会（PPTC）在S&CC欠款管理获评“琥珀色”。CCKTC逾期3个月或以上的S&CC比例有所上升，PPTC的评级则与去年相同。 碧山—大巴窑市镇理事会（BTPTC）在公司治理因技术性问题获评“琥珀色”。该市镇理事会因迁至新电脑系统时的数据迁移错误，在2014财政年度错误地将住宅屋顶天线临时占用执照（TOL）收入归入市镇理事会的商业产业基金。BTPTC其后已作出必要纠正。 查询与反馈 公众可在TownCouncils.sg网站http://www.towncouncils.sg了解有关TCMR的更多信息。 居民亦可将反馈发送至tcmr_feedback@mailbox.hdb.gov.sg，或直接向所属市镇理事会反映。