Did the CEO lie to councillors?

You be the judge...  Council CEO Tim Clynch told councillors that the steel beams stolen from the Council depot were not stolen because they were "deemed to be surplus scrap of no value."
Here is a picture of the bundles of beams from which the stolen ones were taken.  This photo was taken at the time by the whistleblower employee who witnessed and reported the theft.

It shows some near-new beams, with the remainder still in the bundle with the strapping. Obviously not scrap, obviously of some value (even scrap metal has a value).

The CEO told councillors he investigated the alleged theft, but what sort of investigation was it, when he did not interview the whistleblower who reported it?  Instead, he stood by while the whistleblower was bullied and intimidated by his boss at the Depot until he quit, months later.

Will our councillors continue to pretend there are not serious cultural problems within the organisation?  Do any of our elected representatives have the courage to stand up to the CEO, or are they worried they will be branded a "troublemaker" as I was because I challenged and questioned him.