HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-06-13, Page 21THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013. PAGE 21. There is one Central Huron
councillor that is not planning to
abide by a newly-written code of
conduct for councillors, which
mirrors the one in place at the county
level. “I have lots of questions,” said
Councillor Brian Barnim at Central
Huron Council’s June 4 meeting. “It
seems to me that this should have
been more of a draft.”
Barnim also took issue with someof the things “missing” from thedocument in comparison to thecounty one, like a policy with regard
to “gifts” and an informal process
wherein councillors first address a
complaint with a fellow councillor
before it moves on to the next level,
which involves an investigation by
an integrity commissioner.
Chief Administrative Officer
Peggy Van Mierlo-West noted the
unofficial process was taken out to
avoid the potentially uncomfortablesituation of forcing a group ofcouncillors to act as the judge for apeer.
“There are a lot of problems with
it,” said Barnim. “This is a gag order.
I will not sign it.” Mayor Jim Ginn
countered that the code of conduct
makes sense, especially in light of
the findings of consultant George
Cuff’s report issued to county
council last year.
“It is brought here. We do not have
to pass it tonight,” said Ginn. “I dowant to have this discussion.”While Van Mierlo-West suggestedthe document could be further
discussed as part of Central Huron’s
Strategic Planning meetings,
Councillor Burkhard Metzger said it
makes sense to move forward as
quickly as possible.
“I agree we should have some sort
of discussion about it,” he said.
Metzger said the document itself
is “refreshingly short,” and that he
doubts the public would use it as aweapon against council.“I hope the majority will be outthere to support us,” he said. “In my
eyes, it should be passed sooner
rather than later.”
Councillors agreed to discuss the
issue at a later session, though
Barnim noted he did not remember
allocating money in the budget for
an integrity commissioner. The CAO
said a commissioner’s investigation
would cost about $1,000.
Barnim takes issue with council’s new code of conduct
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