Ang Mo Kio only town council to miss top rating in corporate governance report for FY2024

“As the non-compliances were cases of administrative oversight that have since been rectified, they were considered as two low-severity observations,” said MND. As a result, the town council scored one point for its corporate governance indicator and was banded amber.

Assessments are given using three colour bands – green, amber and red. Points are assigned based on the severity of the observations, with more points for more severe observations.

Ang Mo Kio Town Council manages Housing Board estates in Ang Mo Kio GRC, Kebun Baru SMC and Yio Chu Kang SMC. The Members of Parliament for the report’s relevant period, before GE2025, were Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Mr Darryl David, Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin, Ms Ng Ling Ling, Ms Gan Thiam Poh; Mr Henry Kwek, who is the MP for Kebun Baru; and Mr Yip Hon Weng, the MP for Yio Chu Kang.

Three other town councils – Nee Soon, Pasir Ris-Punggol and Sengkang – each had one case of non-compliance with the Town Councils Act that was deemed as “low-severity”. They each scored 0.5 points, putting them in the green band.

Each of the three town councils did not obtain consent from the Housing and Development Board (HDB) before commencing works on common property, said MND. HDB’s retrospective consent was sought and given subsequently.

For each of the three town councils, MND said: “As the non-compliance was a first-time administrative oversight that has since been rectified, it was considered as a low-severity observation.”

MND added that for FY2024, all town councils generally reported surpluses.

“By maintaining a sustainable financial position, (town councils) can continue to carry out more town improvement projects that benefit residents.”

It added that the government will continue to monitor the town councils’ financial positions and work with them to ensure their long-term financial sustainability.