Suspended Spectrum Alert CEO Chris King will on Tuesday challenge an interdict barring him from being allowed to go to work.
His case will be heard in the Port Elizabeth High Court.
It comes a month after the infighting between King and the board became so vicious that it landed in court.
The board accused King of failing to ensure the company complied with labour laws, saying it was facing a financial crisis which could lead to possible liquidation.
They suspended him and turned to the court to force him to vacate their Ring Road premises.
Spectrum Alert is the company running the city’s bus system, which links the northern areas to the Port Elizabeth city centre.
Since King was suspended, the board appointed former Nelson Mandela Bay municipal chief financial officer Trevor Harper as the interim CEO.
This was confirmed by Bay mayor Mongameli Bobani.
On Monday, King said he hoped the matter would be finalised on Tuesday.
“It is very disturbing that nothing has happened since the interdict was granted.
“I was told that I would be summoned to a disciplinary hearing but, until today, nothing has transpired,” King said.
“It is very frustrating because the allegations made against me, especially the one [about] the R4.3m [financial hole], are serious but vague.
“I have never stolen in my life and I don’t intend to.”
In the founding affidavit to the court, Spectrum Alert board chair Granville Malgas alleged there was a R4.3m financial hole in the company’s finances which was money that staff had been short-paid.
King’s disciplinary hearing was meant to take place within 14 days of the court granting the interim interdict.
Malgas referred questions to the company’s lawyers on Monday.
The attorney, Varonique Philander, said: “Since the interim interdict was granted, the company has made every effort to ensure that the matter is dealt with in a substantively and procedurally fair manner.
“In the interests of fairness, no further comments can be made at this stage”.
Meanwhile, the daily operations of the IPTS were threatened earlier in May, with some buses stoned.
The municipality stepped in and tried to dissolve the board, but an agreement was reached later.
Bobani has moved to assure residents that the service would not be disrupted and that the buses would continue to operate.
“We will not allow a situation where the infighting of Spectrum Alert affects our operations as the municipality,” Bobani said.
“We will be looking at the outcomes of the court with a very sharp eye, but we can assure residents that whichever way the court outcomes go, our residents will not be affected,” he said.
Bobani said they hoped Harper’s appointment would also help the situation at Spectrum and bring some stability.
He said the absence of a CEO meant the city could not pay any money to Spectrum.
“There has to be someone who will be held accountable while Mr King is fighting for his survival in court.
“We can assure residents that the IPTS on the Cleary Park route will not be interrupted,” Bobani said.
Attempts to reach Harper were unsuccessful.