Mr Borren said the council spent much more money on hiring contractors but did not put them through the hoops like it did the service providers.
His comments passed without comment from any of the councillors present at Wednesday's meeting who had quarterly reports from Destination Wairarapa, Aratoi and Toi Wairarapa in front of them.
The three organisations were voted $266,240, $255,000 and $35,000 respectively in this financial year.
Usually councillor Brent Goodwin has been the most vocal of the questioning councillors but this week he didn't respond to Mr Borren's remarks.
Included in Toi Wairarapa's written quarterly report was a claim the organisation's sustainability "remains at risk".
Chairman Greg Lang said funding was not "captured" in the long-term plans of Wairarapa councils, meaning Toi Wairarapa had to make an appeal each year to the respective councils.
"This is inefficient and puts unrealistic expectations on an organisation of this size," Mr Lang said.