Well it’s no surprise, the investigative team (consisting from what I can tell of Deputy Mayor Mike O’Brian) has determined that spending our tax payers dollars on a busted up tourism site, was done by the books.

It appears after an exhaustive review of the situation, taking at least part of the day today, Mr. O’Brian and Maurice Gallant, the City’s Chief Information Officer have agreed that the method Mr. Gallant used to award the contract to an Ontario firm, was fair.

To quote Mr. O’Brian: “I have reviewed this with Mr. Gallant and I am satisfied that everything was done in accordance with City policy. Council empowers staff to purchase professional services in amounts under $50,000 without the requirement of a public tender.”

While I commend Mr. O’Brian on pursuing this matter, I am left pondering questions about the process and how the budget for this website was established or more to the point … was it worth it?