The employer committee, consisting of the mayor and three other politicians, is meeting on Wednesday to discuss the situation. Andresen is invited to the meeting and will be accompanied by a lawyer. The committee is receiving professional help from a law firm in Oslo.
Andresen stated she was determined to continue and do the necessary work to clean up. According to NRK Buskerud, Andresen described herself as focused on moving forward. Andresen and director Thomas Larsen Sola admitted that the use of substitutes from non-framework companies could have been detected earlier.
Economic scandal.
Venstre's group leader Herman Ekle Lund said the party still has confidence in the municipal director and wants to find solutions. Mayor Kjell Arne Hermansen described the situation as challenging. According to NRK Buskerud, Labour Party politician Aisha Ahmed described the procurement issues as an economic scandal.