The provincial body overseeing municipalities isn't wasting any time in investigating the controversy involving CDN-NDG mayor Sue Montgomery.
Investigators with the Quebec Municipal Commission paid her a visit in the borough this morning.
"They told me I can't talk about it so I suggest you call them," Montgomery told CJAD 800.
The city's controller general announced last week it filed a complaint with the commission - that Montgomery has ignored his recommendation to fire her chief of staff who's embroiled in allegations of psychological harassment of two other workers in the borough.
The controller general said Montgomery's "inaction contributes to keeping a difficult work climate which has consequences on the harmonious functioning of the borough."
"It's running fine," said Montgomery.
"I'm working well with the other councillors. And I'm representing my citizens. That's what I was elected to do and that's what I'm doing - I'm working hard for them. This is not distracting me from my job in the least."
Montgomery is still asking to see evidence of the harassment allegations.
Her lawyer Eric Oliver told CJAD 800 last week that a borough could be put under trusteeship but only in cases of gross mismanagement, misallocation of funds or illegal acts that hurt the administration of the borough, which is not the case here. Oliver said even in extreme cases of ethical breaches, an elected official could face a suspension of a few months but that isn't the complaint at hand.