The City of Windsor's integrity commissioner says all current complaints involving city council members have been cleared.
Bruce Elman says any outstanding complaints filed from October 2015 to December 2017 have been resolved — meaning the incoming council has a clean slate to begin its term.
Elman says he's enjoyed working with the current council and he's looking forward to hearing from the new members.
"One of the great benefits that we have here is that I've established a very good working relationship with members of council," he says. "Even when we've disagreed, they have been supportive and cooperative with me and that comes from building the relationship."
Elman feels he's built a trust with council and city staff and believes council members are not concerned about approaching him.
He says leading up to an election, he often sees more complaints from residents.
"To put it positively, they're more focused on their councillors, they're more focused on what their conduct is about and it's not really that surprising that you get more of those."
Elman says five new complaints have been filed since January 2018 — a report on those is due back to council early next year.
New legislation being rolled out in March 2019 states all municipalities in Ontario must employ an integrity commissioner or share one with another municipality — Windsor and Amherstburg cost share Elman's services.