Sudbury.com got a lot of comments, many of them angry, concerning Mayor Brian Bigger’s release of the transit scandal report the city commissioned.
On May 10, Bigger held a press conference to release the report by Investigative Solutions Network (INS) and say that he would no longer speak about the transit scandal issue.
Last September, the city paid $50,000 to ISN to determine if any Greater Sudbury employee was negligent in the managing of a transit kiosk and to determine if any city employee or council member may have committed a conflict of interest.
“I want to take this opportunity to share what we can and put this issue to bed,” said Bigger. “The report (from INS) concluded that there was no evidence of criminal conduct on the part of our management and staff, but that there was evidence of a loss of control, accountability, training, and leadership.”
Since then, he said, the city's purchasing rules and regulations have been strengthened with new controls around contracts and clarified roles/responsibilities for contractors and management.
“I am confident that this investigation has achieved what it was intended to,” said Bigger. “And that we can move forward with new systems, new procedures, and a new understanding in place for an era of openness and transparency.”
The report the mayor released, however, is heavily redacted, with many sections unavailable to the public.
If you’re curious how much you can know and how much you aren’t allowed to, flip through the full document here.