# FY2015 Town Council Management Report

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2016-05-30T04:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/fy2015-town-council-management-report
- **Topics:** Government & Policy

## Featured rationale

The findings signal uneven estate-management performance and may influence residents’ perceptions of safety, upkeep and living quality across affected HDB estates.

## AI summary

Eleven Town Councils received an “Amber” estate-maintenance rating for April to September 2015, with common-area obstructions comprising 36% of maintenance observations.

## Original article

The Ministry of National Development (MND) released the FY2015 Town Council Management Report (TCMR) today. The period of assessment covers April 2015 to September 2015, prior to changes to Town Councils (TCs) following General Election 2015. MND will not be publishing a TCMR for the period October 2015 to March 2016, as most TCs were in the process of handing over properties to each other, and accountability for results during this transitional period would be unclear. 

TCs were assessed under four indicators, using three colour bands. Assessment was based on measurable objective criteria submitted by the TCs. 

Most TCs have performed well in all areas, although some TCs could do better in the areas of Estate Maintenance, and Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) Arrears Management. 

Results of the FY2015 TCMR 

The results of the FY2015 TCMR, covering the period April 2015 to September 2015, are summarised below. More details can be found at Annex A and Annex B. 

Estate Maintenance 

Estate maintenance remains an area for improvement. 11 TCs scored “Amber” under this category.

The obstruction of common areas remains the top estate maintenance issue, accounting for 36% of the total maintenance observations in FY2015 (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 by not cluttering up the common passageways. By working together as a community, TCs and residents can improve the living environment in HDB estates, while ensuring that the residents’ safety is not compromised.

S&CC Arrears Management

Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC)’s S&CC Arrears Management score is pending the outcome of KPMG’s review. Although the TC has confirmed that the reports were prepared in accordance to MND’s requirements, MND notes that the TC’s accountants, KPMG[1], has made the following observations in its report dated 13 May 2016:

a) The balances in the TC’s accounts receivables sub-ledger as at 31 Mar 2015, which were prepared by an external consultant, do not match with the trial balances for the same period; and

b) KPMG had compared the accounts receivable sub-ledger, used by the TC to calculate S&CC arrears attributable to the Sinking Fund, to the numbers in the FY14/15 audited financial statements, and they did not match. The TC is investigating the reasons for the difference.

MND will continue to monitor KMPG’s monthly reports to see whether further assessments are made on the accuracy of the TC’s S&CC arrears reports.

Potong Pasir Town Council (PPTC) is banded “Amber”, the same as FY2014.

Enquiries and Feedback

Members of the public can learn more about the TCMR at the TownCouncils.sg website at www.towncouncils.sg. Residents can also provide their feedback to tcmr_feedback@mailbox.hdb.gov.sg or directly to their TC.

[1] KPMG has been appointed by the TC, pursuant to an order given by the Court of Appeal, to look into the TC’s outstanding non-compliances of section 35(c) of the TCs Act and to establish if any past payments made by the TC were improperly made and ought to be recovered. KPMG had, in its first two monthly progress reports dated 15 Apr 2016 and 13 May 2016, highlighted that the TC’s S&CC arrears management and reporting was one of the 15 audit points which the TC had yet to resolve.

## Chinese translation

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### 2015财年市镇理事会管理报告

国家发展部（MND）今日发布2015财年市镇理事会管理报告（TCMR）。评估期涵盖2015年4月至2015年9月，即2015年大选后市镇理事会（TC）调整之前。国家发展部将不会发布2015年10月至2016年3月期间的TCMR，因为多数市镇理事会当时正互相移交产业，过渡期内的问责归属并不清晰。

市镇理事会按四项指标接受评估，并采用三个颜色等级。评估依据市镇理事会提交、可量化的客观标准进行。

多数市镇理事会在各方面表现良好，但部分市镇理事会在产业维修保养，以及服务与护养费（S&CC）欠款管理方面仍有提升空间。

2015财年TCMR结果

2015财年TCMR结果（涵盖2015年4月至2015年9月）摘要如下。更多详情见附件A与附件B。

产业维修保养

产业维修保养仍是需要改进的领域。共有11个市镇理事会在此类别获评“琥珀色”。

公共区域阻塞仍是最主要的产业维修保养问题，占2015财年全部维修保养观察事项的36%（前五类产业维修保养观察事项见附件C）。此类阻塞可能构成火灾隐患，并在紧急情况下妨碍疏散。市镇理事会应与居民共同处理这一问题。居民亦应尽本分，勿在公共通道堆放杂物。通过社区协作，市镇理事会与居民可改善组屋（HDB）区的居住环境，同时确保居民安全不受损害。

S&CC欠款管理

阿裕尼—后港—榜鹅东市镇理事会（AHPETC）的S&CC欠款管理评分，尚待毕马威（KPMG）审查结果。尽管该市镇理事会已确认报告乃按国家发展部要求编制，但国家发展部注意到，该市镇理事会的会计师毕马威[1]在其2016年5月13日报告中提出以下观察：

a) 截至2015年3月31日，由外部顾问编制的该市镇理事会应收账款明细账余额，与同期试算表不符；以及

b) 毕马威将该市镇理事会用以计算可归入偿债基金的S&CC欠款的应收账款明细账，与2014/15财年经审计财务报表中的数字比对后，两者并不相符。该市镇理事会正调查差异原因。

国家发展部将继续监察毕马威的每月报告，以了解是否就该市镇理事会S&CC欠款报告的准确性作出进一步评估。

波东巴西市镇理事会（PPTC）获评“琥珀色”，与2014财年相同。

查询与反馈

公众可于TownCouncils.sg网站www.towncouncils.sg了解更多有关TCMR的信息。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提出。

[1] 毕马威由该市镇理事会根据上诉庭命令委任，以调查该市镇理事会尚未纠正、违反《市镇理事会法令》第35(c)条的事项，并确定该市镇理事会过往是否有任何不当付款应予追回。毕马威在其2016年4月15日及2016年5月13日的前两份每月进度报告中指出，该市镇理事会的S&CC欠款管理与报告，是该市镇理事会尚未解决的15项审计要点之一。