Wagga councillor Paul Funnell has been censured for a breach of council's code of conduct.
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A final investigation concerning the code of conduct matter, which was lodged some months ago, was discussed behind closed doors at Monday's council meeting.
The Daily Advertiser understands that the complaint was made by a Wagga City Council staff member in response to comments posted by Cr Funnell on Facebook.
The city's councillors also decided to refer the matter to the Office of Local Government in addition to the formal censure.
Cr Funnell has slammed the "farcical process" as an "ongoing attempt to discredit" him to the community.
"I wear that as a badge of honour," he said.
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"There were online comments that called to question my integrity and I had a shot back. They wanted to enter into a public discourse, I made a comment back ... they hid behind a code of conduct complaint.
"It is like kids in a sandpit, these people need to grow up."
This latest code of conduct outcome follows the general manager Peter Thompson's "blunt letter" to the state government expressing concerns for the lack of effectiveness of the current process.
"It is not doing anyone any service at the moment," Mr Thompson said Tuesday morning.
"It is a confusing, time-consuming, expensive process that doesn't really make any difference in the day-to-day functioning of councillors."
From a council perspective, Mr Thompson said there is no limit on the amount of code of conduct breaches a councillor could have lodged against them.
This year alone, he said the council has "probably spent well in excess of $25,000" on various complaints.
"The NSW government is doing more harm than good by pretending we have a code of conduct process in the state at the moment because the reality is we don't," he said.
In regards to Cr Funnell being named following the confidential debate on Monday night, Mr Thompson said it is "not unusual" and a matter for the councillors' discretion.
"In terms of public scrutiny of council's actions, one could ask what is the benefit of a censure motion that no one knows about," he said. However, he also indicated he strongly speaks against any notion that the council should be publicly shaming councillors as a solution.