- A very serious matter – Driva

Rådmannen in Sunndal has decided to send out a censored version of the case presentation to ØP meeting on 8 September.

On the closed meeting dealt with politicians saka about a local company that will have over billed municipality for up to 2.8 million.

“In the Rådmannen assessment this is a very serious matter, “said the case presentation.

“The municipality has long been cooperating with a supplier who has abused the trust between customer and supplier in a contractual relationship where the supplier is responsible for *** (censored) of services provided. It has taken a long time and much work to clarify what mistake passed in. The company has come along with unclear and often incorrect information. Those responsible should they admitted faktiskef onditions soon as the error was discovered. ”

Furthermore sorry alderman that it has not previously been discovered that the company did not follow agreed procedures.

“It has not been fundamental to suspect that invoice attachments were not in accordance with the ***. The total annual billings of *** was within the nursing and care services annual budget *** and the budget was adjusted each year based on a normal inflation. On the invoices during the period, it has been stated *** and they have been in line with the agreed price. The company’s auditor has conducted the same control of invoice attachments Sunndal municipality nor has it found no grounds to request underlying ***.

It is further emphasized that the service has tightened up its procedures for checking the received invoice and will add up to closer monitoring of suppliers and increased control of supplies under to existing agreements.

Would not report

In sakframlegget shows that Synnøve Helland (Sp) was the one who put forward a proposal that the administration should report the matter to police. The proposal was unanimously approved.

The chief administrative officer setting walked only on the finance and planning committee was to approve the proposal for an agreement “between Sunndal municipality and *** for repayment of ***” .

“Rådmannen is pleased that one has come to an agreement whereby the company long way makes up for itself and back overpay amount invoiced in accordance with the municipality’s calculations of feilfaktureringene” the . Councillor refers to ratings of attorney Sverre Larhammer and adopting these opinions.

However believed politicians that the only right thing was to report the crime.

In the review, which has been signed by the municipality’s lawyer, Sverre Larhammer, states that the municipality considers it most appropriate that prosecutors consider the legal implications of the relationship. “Man does, however, pointing out that, objectively speaking, there seems to be a violation of Penal Code Section 270 on fraud. Subjectively seen be particularly pointed out that the relationship has been going on for a long number of years, the company already in November 2014 became aware of errors in factual (…) and finally that the 05.28.2015 recognizes that one has not had any registered basis for billing of ***, but has billed this judgment from 2008, while still sending ordinary invoices with * **. “

Background

In case presentation can read up on how the irregularities were discovered.

It was in connection with a new competitive bidding for a new contract period it was discovered that there was a strong increase in billed *** in period. Work on the evaluation of the offers were too demanding, and Sunndal municipality committed KS Counsel for an external assessment of the case. Shortly after met the general manager of *** up in the office of director of nursing ogo msorgstjenesten and reported that they had a suspicion that it had encountered some errors in the invoicing of *** and that they would have to spend time to examine what was wrong.

In an SMS offers general manager to head of nursing and care services to repay 250,000 kroner too much billed *** for 2014 and monthly installments for any. previous year. The offer was rejected, and it was requested control of billed services dating back to 2009.

In a memorandum was presented “a setup” that the company had billed the municipality with 1,540,000 kroner for much of the period 2009-2014.

The invitation to tender was canceled.

In a letter dated May this year offers *** repay 1,000,000 kroner.

“*** In the period up to 05.28.2015 come with different and sometimes erroneous explanations of what has been wrong and the extent of this. First meeting on 05.25.2015 where Sunndal municipality was represented with Councillor and Officer and now with the CEO, chairman and corporate auditors, it emerged that the company had not *** since 2008 and that monthly invoices for this was based on estimates “, according to the case presentation.

It is estimated further that the company may have billed Sunndal municipality with 2.6 to 2,800,000 million for the entire period.

“It was held a meeting between *** and Sunndal municipality on August 19, where one arrived to a repayment of excess billed *** in the period 2009-2014. The agreed amount repayable is *** as a lump sum. ”

The documents will also be made public and be published via the municipality’s list.