Integrity commissioner for Township of The North Shore identifies numerous code of conduct breaches, including 'disrespectful' and 'insulting' language by two councillors
A pair of councillors in the Township of The North Shore have been slapped with penalties and sanctions for breaching the township’s code of conduct.
Council heard Welburn made “disrespectful” comments while raising his voice and interrupted both staff and members of council while they were speaking during a Feb. 7 closed meeting. The integrity commissioner determined that Welburn’s behaviour during the meeting constituted a breach of the township’s code of conduct, which calls for “civility and decorum during a council meeting.”
The integrity commissioner also found that Welburn breached the code of conduct a third time during the same closed meeting when he interrupted staff and “challenged them on certain points,” while council was simply trying to approve the minutes from the previous closed session. On top of repeatedly breaching the code of conduct, Fleming also concluded that Welburn breached three sections of the township's policy on council-staff relations by "exhibiting an angry and agitated demeanour" during the closed meeting and made comments that were "disrespectful and uncivil" in nature.
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