Tim Quilty was elected to Wodonga Council in 2016, but left in 2018 when he was elected to the Victorian Parliament upper house.

Last week the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission released its findings into a probe of Wodonga Council beginning in 2018.

It probed allegations council officers favoured developers in return for benefits.

The investigation also explored if developers had adversely affected the performance of any public officers in their duties.

No corruption or favouritism was found.

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But a senior council employee, who no longer works for the council, failed to manage a conflict of interest with a consultant, according to IBAC.

IBAC established the senior employee and the consultant were friends, but no names were publicly disclosed.

Mr Quilty confirmed he was interviewed by IBAC investigators as part of Operation Eden in 2018.

"I'm glad we finally got the results of the investigation," Mr Quilty said.

"I did think they might have found more evidence of misconduct.

"Let's hope that lack of proof to a reportable standard is the same thing as not having a problem with misconduct.

"Councils should never be afraid of public scrutiny to demonstrate things are being run with probity."

In 2019, Mr Quilty raised concerns in Parliament about a deal involving rezoned land on the Kiewa Valley Highway and a past council director, Michael Gobel, who disputed the claims made by the Liberal Democrat MP.

The IBAC investigation is the second major probe of Wodonga Council activities in recent years.

Also in 2018, the Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass found council had "ripped off" ratepayers $18 million for a 10-year period via a waste management levy.

The council subsequently pleaded its innocence to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews in a letter co-signed by former mayor Anna Speedie and former chief executive Patience Harrington, but ultimately made changes.