Bravo Penang State Government, I'm super proud and satisfied with this piece of news...keep it up and I'm sure me and many more Penangites will continue to support the current government !!!
The Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) recorded the highest ever surplus in its history with RM48.02 million in 2009, more than double the surplus of RM20.18 million achieved in 2008.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng attributed the largest and highest surplus to the no-nonsense approach by the state government towards any impropriety and abuse, based on the competency, accountability and transparency (CAT) governance principle.
"If not for the RM48.02 million surplus, due to deficits over the past 10 years, we would have had an RM34 million deficit but our surplus in 2009 now is RM14.8 million," Lim said at a press conference on Tuesday, April 20 attended by MPPP president Patahiyah Ismail and state financial officer Farizan Darus.
Lim, who earlier met MPPP department heads said he stressed on the importance of systemic approach from top to bottom and vice versa.
Besides the MPPP, the Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP) which had suffered an RM230 million deficit within seven years until 2007, recorded RM3.02 million surplus in 2008 and RM14.6 million in 2009.
Describing the MPPP surplus as encouraging and important, Lim said systemic approach was crucial in running any organisation to prevent failure.
"Whenever problems arise, we always find the same excuses given, that the particular officer in charge is on leave.
"From now on, we won't accept that excuse anymore as the organisation should function even during emergencies or when a particular official is not around.
"There must be top bottom, bottom up approach from the council president to the junior officers being able to handle any issues that arise.
"There should not be dependence on any party and the entire machinery should be holistic and smooth," Lim added.
He also reiterated his earlier call for MPPP staff to work as a team, and to discard the silo mentality of only looking after one's own department.
Stressing on the state government's intentions of a healthy financial system, Lim said despite the success, there were still many areas that needed improvement.
"I am not saying that all is well, but we are on the right track and there is still room for improvement.
He said out of 7,704 complaints received by the MPPP throughout 2009, only 10 involving technical matters were unresolved.
"We are not completely perfect but we must keep identifying, finding solutions and resolving problems," he added.
Lim also announced that in order to further streamline its services, MPPP would require architects, engineers and surveyors to provide professional, world class services.
"If they want the council to provide world class services, they must also do the same, otherwise their plans would be returned to them and we would not hesitate to lodge reports with their respective professional organisations.
"It works both ways, they are also entitled to complain about our services as we are also entitled to do the same about them," he added.
TheEdgeMalaysia
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