Long-serving councillors are welcoming an independent review into the reporting of the council's financial situation.
Last Saturday, the Rotorua Daily Post reported the mounting debt crisis within the council had led to capital works projects being deferred and residents being told to expect a 3 per cent annual rates rise.
Some councillors said that they had not been informed of the extent and implications of the debt problem, for which they were criticised by several of our readers.
On Thursday, Mayor Steve Chadwick announced an independent review into the financial disclosures made to councillors during the past two years.
It will be completed by an external professional accounting firm, with chief executive Geoff Williams confirming the project would get under way "very soon".