A former councillor has called for an independent investigation into the £7,700 spent maintaining a town's subway after it emerged the paint was already peeling less than a year later.
The work was done in summer 2020 by Porthcawl Town Council's mayor while working for a charity whose directors include local councillors.
Former councillor Sean Aspey said there should be an "independent investigation" into the work.
Mayor Brian Jones said the paintwork is now peeling due to "drainage issues", which he was not aware of prior to undertaking the work. He added that the criticisms were politically motivated.
Referring to criticisms on social media, Cllr Jones, who has worked as painter and decorator since the 1980s, said: "They’re not painters. They’re not decorators. They’re sit-on-their-a**e office workers."
Last summer, Hibiscus Walk subway in Porthcawl was re-painted by Credu Charity Ltd, whose directors included two councillors on PTC and Bridgend County Borough Council, Michael and Norah Clarke.
Documents seen by WalesOnline show that Credu sent the town council an invoice for £7,798.15 for subway maintenance, which was done by mayor of PTC Brian Jones and another man.
Recent photographs show the paintwork is now peeling less than a year after it was done.
PTC was charged for 270 hours of labour at a cost of £22 per hour. Cllr Jones has worked as a maintenance worker for Credu since November 2019 and is a self-employed painter.
Credu Charity Ltd was a local organisation which went into liquidation last year.
Husband and wife Michael and Norah Clarke were director and secretary of the charity, which was previously called Porthcawl Harbourside CIC according to Companies House records.
Mr Aspey resigned from the town council last year, questioning whether the authority followed correct procedures when awarding the maintenance contract to Credu. He remains an independent member Bridgend County Borough Council.
He said there should be "an independent inspection".
He added: "It would therefore be up to Porthcawl Town Council to make that decision and, in terms of openness and transparency, it would in my opinion be the right thing to do.
"In an instance like this it would be prudent for Porthcawl Town Council to contact the contractor directly, however, that is not now possible as a result of the company and subdivisions involved being liquidated."
Porthcawl Town Council and Michael Clarke were approached by the Local Democracy Service but declined to comment.
Credu was behind plans to deliver a £5.5m maritime centre in Porthcawl, which were later scrapped after the charity lost its main source of funding for the project.
