He was adamant that council not rubber-stamp the power transfer request and insisted staff provide regular updates and examples of what their delegated signing authority meant.
The mayor has signing authority for the fund, which is designed to support local groups and community events, and in 2012 it exceeded the council-approved budget allocation of $84,300 by $10,800.
Small businesses should have a security audit done to ensure a third party can't replicate passwords or signing authority and steal company identities.