A senior Aberdeen official leading work to find homes for hundreds of Ukrainian refugees has been suspended.
Council sources confirm Neil Carnegie has been told to stay at home pending an investigation.
The local authority has refused to confirm the reasons behind the ban.
“We do not comment on matters pertaining to individual staff members,” a spokesman told The P&J.
Suspended: Official leading project to find Ukrainian refugees homes told to stay at home
Mr Carnegie is the local authority’s communities and housing area manager.
He has been leading work to bring empty council homes up to scratch for Ukrainians fleeing war.
Around 1,000 people displaced by the Russian invasion have sought safety in the Granite City.
Insiders say the probe into his conduct focuses on the housing project.
As a senior official, it is thought Mr Carnegie would be able to sign off on work worth tens of thousands of pounds.
He has not respond to requests for comment.
Concern over contracts for house decorating in drive for Aberdeen homes for Ukrainians
Union chiefs have voiced concern about the contracts handed to private firms for decorating the hundreds of council properties.
The council spokesman said outside help needed as it was “extremely difficult” to recruit in-house staff.
He added: “The external contractor has been brought in to support the in-house team to deliver these properties.
“The contractor was sourced through a rigorous procurement process and management of the contractor and associated costs will be monitored by our in-house teams.
“We remain fully committed to our in-house teams and we continue to advertise vacancies with a view to increasing their capacity.”
Currently, most are temporarily staying in hotels.
Meanwhile, hundreds of local authority homes currently sit empty in Aberdeen.
Many need new bathrooms, kitchens or heating systems to bring them up to standard.
