HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-11-21, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013.North Huron looks to implement code of conductNorth Huron councillors arepreparing to implement a code ofconduct to keep themselves in linewith more than half of Ontariomunicipalities.Council discussed the issue during
its Nov. 18 meeting, a meeting
where Councillor Brock Vodden
announced that, according to a
speaker he had heard at a recent
municipal conference, 58 per cent of
municipalities have a code of con-
duct, but all of them need one.
That said, there were still some
questions council had about the pro-posed document that will return tobe adopted by bylaw at a futuremeeting.Vodden, along with several othercouncil members, was concernedwith a $200 limit on gifts that arepresented to councillors due to themperforming their duties on council.
These are gifts that would be given
at events or from individuals that are
deemed to, in no way, sway council-
lors’ votes on any issue.
The limit of $200 was based on
other townships’ documents as were
most of the other rules in the docu-
ment that was prepared by Deputy-
Clerk Kathy Adams. After a long discussion, councildecided that a $50 value would besufficient, though Reeve NeilVincent pointed out that could be anissue if meals council is given as partof attending events are valued higherthan that. Councillors Vodden and Bernie
Bailey also had concerns with issues
regarding terminology in the paper.
Vodden was concerned with a part
of the document that he felt would
silence council members too much
when dealing with issues that had
already been dealt with by council.
The rule, which states that once a
motion is passed by council it shallbe up to each member of council tospeak of it in positive terms, cameacross as a means for council to beprevented from airing their issueswith bylaws and motions.It was pointed out, however, thatthis dealt only with issues that havebeen decided and that councillors
are welcome to discuss issues they
disagree with, as long as they sup-
port council’s wishes as a whole.
Bailey was uncomfortable with
how the term influence is dealt with
in the document, stating he felt that
his practice of meeting with staff
members to ask them how they are
achieving their goals could be seen
as trying to influence them.
Chief Administrative Officer Gary
Long pointed out that those meet-
ings were a welcome opportunity for
staff to update council on the issues.
That said, he prefers discussion to
happen in a public forum, however
he didn’t see an issue with Bailey’s
comments.Councillor Archie MacGowanalso pointed out that the use of theword pointed more to the fact that noindividual (or group) council mem-ber should be able to direct staffexcept by an action of council. “No councillor has the right,power or ability to direct a staff
member,” MacGowan said. “That
has to be done collectively by coun-
cil... It must be a majority of coun-
cil.”
The document will be debated by
council at a future meeting before
being adopted as a bylaw.
Deputy-Reeve David Riach stated
that the document should not cause
any problems for council members
as it closely resembles the code of
ethics that all council members have
to follow.
“This really shouldn’t impede any
council members,” he said.
“Everything here is covered in the
code of ethics.”
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that’s not good faith.”
Dekroon, however, said that in
order to circumvent the “bad faith”
argument, a public meeting could be
held that would show good faith.
She said that if council gathers
public consultation at an open meet-
ing and takes it into consideration,
that shows good faith.
Mayor Bernie MacLellan, howev-
er, disagreed, saying that if the scope
of the bylaw is simply wind turbines
and not agricultural businesses or
any other type of industry in the
municipality, it would be written in
bad faith.
Marshall said that perhaps the
bylaw could have been considered in
2010, but that it’s too late in the
process to have that discussion.
Council decided not to pursue the
quiet nights bylaw any further.
Have you got a permit for that?
Hullett Central Public School’s recess on Monday was windy, but not windy enough to stop
some routine road work. Shown playing with some heavy machinery are Austin Sullivan with
his boss, Jadyn Ohm to his right. (Denny Scott photo)
HE Council drops
wind turbine bylaw
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