The city of Ottawa spent millions of dollars on legal fees and database and file transfer services for documents in connection to the public inquiry into the light-rail transit system.
A display is seen before the start of the first day of proceedings at the Ottawa Light Rail Transit Commission inquiry into the troubled LRT system, in Ottawa, on Monday, June 13, 2022.
While the Ontario government covered the cost of the commission's work, the city had to spend money on legal fees and database and file transfer services for documents. "The Commission's activities required significant amounts of document production, preparation, monitoring and other actions by the City of Ottawa and its witnesses," Stephanson writes. "The City's response to the proceedings was facilitated through a dedicated staff team that worked with the external legal counsel."
"The summonses were broad in scope and required records dating as far back as June 2007," Stephanson said. However, the acting city manager says measures have been implemented to ensure the Auditor General has ongoing access to information that may be required in any future reviews of the project and established a "long-term records management strategy" for the records.
According to the report, the $890,840 cost to the city includes legal fees, file transfer services and "minor administrative costs" related to document production.
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