In a related matter, City Council also decided to reimburse legal fees incurred by Heaps when a group called the Toronto Party for a Better City (TPBC) requested a compliance audit on Heaps' campaign expenses. The audit committee reviewed the expenses and found no evidence of improper financing but the group appealed the decision to a higher court. The legal fees for this process amounted to $45,330.
In a similar context, City Council agreed to pay Heaps' legal bills when TPBC requested an audit of his campaign finances. The committee reviewed the expenses and found no evidence of illegal funding but the group took their case to court. The total legal fees for this process were $45,330.