The City of Calgary's integrity commissioner has recused himself from an investigation into a city councillor's expenses, because he said he dined with the councillor and the meal was expensed without his knowledge. Joe Magliocca expensed $6,400 — about double that of his colleagues — during a trip to the annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference in Quebec City last spring, the Calgary Herald first reported. - Sal LoVecchio, integrity commissionerThe city's integrity commissioner Sal LoVecchio is tasked with investigating and adjudicating ethics matters related to city council — formal complaints can be made online, or by email, mail or phone. A $163 lunchIn August 2019, Magliocca expensed $163 for a meeting with LoVecchio at Franca's Italian Specialties, a restaurant in northeast Calgary. "The lunch was purely social and not part of any investigation I currently had underway," LoVecchio said in a statement on Tuesday.

Source: CBC News February 12, 2020 03:03 UTC