A whistleblower letter at the Thompson Nicola Regional District wasn't brought to the board until nearly two years after the board chair received it.
Regional district director Steven Rice is one of three on the board that have now called for Board Chair Ken Gillis to resign, and he's citing a lack of transparency from the top elected official to justify his call.
"He needed to be more transparent with us and with the public," Rice said. "It's about him making his decision on his own and that he didn't have to bring it to the board."
Rice said both concerns raised by the regional district's audit committee and a whistleblower letter were concealed from the board. The contents of the whistleblower letter have been discussed at in camera meetings and remain confidential. This is the foundation for calls for Gillis's resignation.
The letter was briefly mentioned in a forensic audit report. According to auditors BDO Canada, it explained "numerous allegations" against former chief administrative officer Sukh Gill, and auditors focused on its spending concerns.
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When asked whether two years was an appropriate time to wait before presenting a whistleblower letter to the 25 other board members, Gillis said he could not comment on its existence.
"Unfortunately I'm in a position where I'm not able to acknowledge whether or not there is such a letter," Gillis said, which was advised to him by legal counsel.
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