At a special meeting held on Wednesday, October 30 at 6 p.m., the Rigaud municipal council, in the absence of municipal councillor Alain Lapointe, unanimously adopted the suspension of general manager Maxime Boissonneault. In post since August 29, 2022, Boissonneault has been relieved of his duties without pay for an indefinite period, Mayor Marie-Claude Frigault announced.

Few details of the case were divulged at the special meeting. As far as we were able to ascertain, Mr. Boissonneault has been out of office since Friday, October 18. An administrative investigation has been launched in the field of employment law. What is the source of this investigation? The mayor refused to answer the question posed by a citizen, specifying that she could not reveal anything at this time.

The managerial employee has been suspended without pay for the duration of the investigation. It was the mayor who took the decision to relieve the general manager of his duties, using a power granted to her by law. After sharing the reasons for this action with her elected colleagues, the municipal council decided to endorse this suggestion. The resolution adopted will be sent by bailiff to the principal concerned.

A mandate was subsequently awarded to Relais Expert-Conseil of Ville Saint-Laurent to conduct the investigation. According to its website, this firm specializes in investigations following complaints of psychological harassment. The conclusions of the company's investigations will enable the Ville de Rigaud to determine the appropriate measures to be taken in the future.

At the same meeting, elected officials appointed Assistant Director Julie Rivard as Assistant Treasurer of the Ville de Rigaud. They subsequently adopted several resolutions enabling her to exercise the administrative powers of the Director General, namely the signing of collective agreements, employment contracts, cheques and other documents.