Only minutes before the York Council Leader resigned, a Council scrutiny committee had agreed to hold an Inquiry into the Grand Departy shambles.
Sparse crowd for Grand Departy
The event lost £187,000.
Officials attending the meeting admitted that mistakes had been made.
The Culture Scrutiny committee agreed to look at the processes – including decisions on marketing and safety – connected with the event as well as the operation of the spectator hubs and camping arrangements.
All the opposition parties supported the review although two Labour Councillors at the meeting opposed holding an inquiry.
A report will also go to the Cabinet in January.
The meeting was held in public and can be viewed on the Council web cam.