Former city employee Paul Donofrio is still waiting to get his hands on a report he believes will clear his name.

Mr. Donofrio is involved in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit with the city and believes a report by accounting firm Deloitte and Touche on the city’s e-mail system will absolve him of accusations he tampered with the system.

“I want to clear my name. I’m hopeful what’s in the report will clearly vindicate me,” said Mr. Donofrio, a former fleet co-ordinator. “If there’s nothing to hide, then give it to me.”

During pre-trial motions, the city argued the report isn’t relevant to Mr. Donofrio’s case because investigation of the e-mail system took place well after he left the city. But court official Ronna M. Brott ruled June 3 the report has some relevance to the case.

Mr. Donofrio left the city in 2004 and the e-mail security investigation was done in 2006.

Ms Brott also added in her ruling that if the city sees the need for more confidentiality then what is already in place, the parties need to agree on it. If not, another court date could be scheduled.

The controversial report is the result of a forensic audit con ducted that examined how Vaughan Mayor Linda Jackson’s e-mails were hacked into during the 2006 municipal election.

The report was completed June 25, 2007 but was never released to the public because of municipal laws that allow issues about personnel to remain private.

But Mr. Donofrio, whom the city has accused of improperly using the city’s e-mail system as a reason for dismissal, feels if he can see what the audit concluded it will prove his case.

City lawyers and Mr. Donofrio’s lawyers are in the process of finalizing the confidentiality terms, which is why the report hasn’t been given to him, city spokesperson Robert Kubinski said.

During the bitterly-fought 2006 municipal election, some of Ms Jackson’s e-mails landed on the doorstep of her political rival, former mayor Michael Di Biase.

Upon winning the seat, Ms Jackson vowed to launch an investigation into the matter.