WEDNESDAY’S Finance Committee meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) at one stage developed into a shouting match as minority People’s National Party (PNP) councillors sought reasons for the transfer of the Chief Revenue Officer Izualo Campbell to the Manchester Municipal Corporation a month ago.

The Municipal Public Services Commission has not yet not given the KSAMC a replacement for Campbell, a situation which Finance Committee Chairman Vernon McLeod told the

Jamaica Observer was a cause of concern.“Being without a chief revenue officer is seriously affecting our ability to collect own source revenue,” McLeod said. However, the chairman made it clear that Government staff was subject to transfer at anytime.Robert Hill, the KSAMC’s CEO told the

Observer that the Municipal Public Services Commission was dealing with the matter.“The Services Commission is dealing with it and hopefully over the next month there will be a replacement,” he said.At the Finance Committee meeting, PNP Councillor Andrew Swaby (Vineyard Town Division), who questioned why Campbell had been transferred, said that no plausible reason had been given.Campbell’s appeal against the transfer had been turned down by the Services Commission, he said“He did not request a transfer and we do not have a replacement. This issue has financial implications for the KSAMC; we need to have a chief revenue officer in place,” Swaby argued.Earlier City Treasurer Naudia Crosskill, in responding to a question from Swaby, said that the Human Resources Department at the KSAMC was aware of the situation.Crosskill said that in addition to her duties, she was also temporarily dealing with the responsibilities of the chief revenue officer.Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor Susan Senior (Norbrook Division) agreed with JLP Councillor Neville Whittaker (Gordon Town Division), who had earlier insinuated that politics might have been the reason for the transfer. She said that Campbell’s transfer had been aired at previous meetings. “They (PNP councillors) keep coming back with arguments about his transfer.”Senior, at the April Finance Committee meeting, also commented on Campbell’s transfer.“Sometimes we are at certain places and we get comfortable and we make our mark. But sometimes we are called to be at other places and it takes different things to take you there and you must be positive,” she said.Meanwhile, Swaby told the

Observer that Campbell headed the department that had collected more than 95 per cent of the $400 million target set for own source revenue collections in the 2016-2017 financial year.