Investigation Report: Ombudsman Act – Municipality of Swan Valley West
investigations & monitoring
municipal / local body
Summary
A resident of the Municipality of Swan Valley West complained to our office that the municipality was violating sections of the Municipal Council Conflict of Interest Act (MCCIA) with respect to the tendering and purchasing of goods, the declaration of conflicts, the annual statements councillors are required to provide with respect to assets, and the management and production of records. We found that the municipality did not breach the act with respect to the production of records or its tendering and purchasing policy. Issues with respect to the filing of the annual statements of assets were related to amalgamation challenges in 2015. We concluded that the municipality did breach the MCCIA with respect to the declaration of conflicts; however, the breach resulted from an oversight on the part of the municipality and has now been corrected.
Case 2017-0078