An independent councillor has been cleared of wrongdoing in a row over a school bus.
Strathearn representative Rhona Brock was accused of breaking the councillors’ code of conduct because she had not declared an interest in a campaign to move a bus bay at Morrison’s Academy.
Ms Brock, who works at the school, was involved in efforts to get a school bus parking space closed at Coldwells Road, Crieff, and moved to Victoria Terrace.
A complaint to the public standards commissioner said the councillor did not declare an interest in the proposal at a meeting of the local community council. She also did not excuse herself from involvement with relevant council departments.
The issued was investigated by commissioner Bill Thomson, who has ruled that Ms Brock did not breach the code.
“Her position was that she raised the issue of the busy bay following receipt of complaints from constituents,” he said. “While an employee at Morrisons Academy, she did not appear to have used her position as a councillor to influence the decision to relocate the bus bay to Victoria Terrace.”
Mr Thomson added: “I was satisfied that the decision to carry out the work to relocate the bus bay was taken by officers, with no input from councillors.”
The investigation considered several emails between Ms Brock and Perth and Kinross Council’s public transport boss.
Mr Thomson said: “There was nothing in their content which could be regarded as suggesting that the respondent influenced the decision.”