THE case involving allegations of the mishandling of community centre funds by a former York Shire councillor and his wife will be back in the Northam Courthouse on May 27 for mention and police committal mention.

In October of last year, former councillor Ashley Garratt and his wife Robyn Garratt were charged with defrauding the York Community Resource Centre (CRC).

The couple were not required to appear in Northam Magistrates court this past Monday, April 29 with the charges listed for mention.

Mr Garratt has been charged with one count of benefitting from fraud, and one count of engaged directly or indirectly in a transaction that involved any money or other property that is the proceeds of an offence.

He also faces one charge of failing to adequately store firearms safely, but this is unrelated to the York CRC case.

Mrs Garratt is facing thirteen charges in relation to alleged misappropriation of funds from the York CRC, where she worked.

Those charges are seven counts of fraud by forgery, three counts of stealing as a servant, one count of engaged directly or indirectly in a transaction that involved any money or other property that is the proceeds of an offence, and two counts of benefiting from fraud.