“It’s like making up a rule and not telling anybody,” said a member of Brampton staff.
That’s how an expert on municipal corruption described a secretive salary scheme launched quietly by senior Brampton staff, which for years paid out $1.25 million to non-union employees without council’s knowledge.
Details of the secretive practice are now being sent by city officials to the police for a possible investigation, after council last month requested a criminal probe.
“The fact that council didn’t know about this amount of money being paid out to staff is of grave concern,” said Stephen Bauld, a government procurement expert with a background in investigating and training police on municipal fraud.
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