After my complaint to Registry of Societies (ROS) I let
matters rest for about a year. Then I followed up on my complaint.
For those who have not followed my story on the misappropriation of funds meant for the needy by the Lions Club of Kota Kinabalu Host please read my blog posts at www.myclubexperiences.blogspot.my.
After about a year when I went to ROS I was informed that a
new Template will be introduced to all organisations registered with ROS.
Recently I had obtained minutes of meetings of my former
club where I noticed that 2 internal auditors were appointed. This was
surprising as for many years only one auditor was appointed.
On 29.9.2019 I attended a meeting as one of the committee
members of one of the Chambers of Commerce where I was told that we too have
been instructed by ROS to appoint 2 internal auditors.
Only then did it dawn on me that the ‘new template’ that the
officer of ROS had talked about has been implemented.
YES! I have made it happen yet again. I believe it was my
complaint of the misappropriation of funds by my former Lions Club that has now
resulted in two internal auditors having to be appointed in all clubs and
societies under the ROS.
I hope the ROS will be wise enough to ensure that
signatories to cheques are not allowed to be internal auditors as was the case
in my former club. That would be like asking the wolf to guard the sheep.
