Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the St Ann Municipal Corporation, Rovel Morris, has said that the plug-in facility that was installed to charge the personal hybrid Porsche of the mayor, Michael Belnavis, has been removed.

Yesterday, Morris told members of Parliament’s Public Administration and Appropriations Committee that the charging port has been taken down and “all costs that were associated with the installation will be recovered”.

He denied claims that the electricity costs of the St Ann Municipal Corporation had ballooned as a result of the charging port.

Committee member Fitz Jackson had pressed Morris to disclose the basis for installing the vehicle-charging facility.

However, Morris indicated that in meetings with the chief internal auditor, no regulations were found that prohibited the municipality from proceeding with the facility.