Oberon spent a whopping $154,400 in the 12 month period from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015 investigating the complaints.

While Oberon Council came in at number one, other councils to chalk up massive bills for the council spats include North Sydney at $145,572, Murray Shire Council with $125,249 and Wingecarribee Shire Council with $100,000. 

Orange City Council's code of conduct complaints bill for the same reporting period was $86,450 in comparison to Bathurst Regional Council which spent $3965 on its code of conduct complaints.

Reports in the metropolitan media highlighted the huge bills for the council code of conduct complaints.

A spokesperson from the Office of Local Government yesterday confirmed  that Oberon's spend of $154,000 on code of conduct complaints was true and correct.

"Yes, Oberon is the highest in the state," the spokesperson said.

"You can extrapolate from that a break-down to work out at about $29.50 per Oberon resident to pay for the code of conduct complaints." 

Local Government Minister Paul Toole said the vast sums being spent investigating code of conduct complaints by some councils, including Oberon, was a real concern.

"These are funds being wasted that could otherwise be directed into improving local infrastructure such as roads and community facilities," he said. 

"People have to remember this is the ratepayers of Oberon's money that is being spent dealing with code of conduct complaints and this sizeable figure is one of the highest in the state. It is even more alarming when you consider Oberon Council is not a big organisation with limited revenue which needs to be spent very carefully."

Mr Toole said Oberon ratepayers could be excused for being upset as the code of conduct details follow on from other reports in the media regarding the alleged payout to its former general manager of more than $130,000.