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Integrity report confuses residents Howaida Sorour hsorour@perfprint.ca
Healthy Fun Community – Kendra Brennan, 7, of Smiths Falls can’t hide her excitement as she makes her way down the slide in the bouncy castle, one of the kids’ activities featured at this year’s Healthy Living Festival in town June 21. More photos inside. Ashley Kulp/METROLAND
News - It was an explosive council meeting that took place at Montague Township on Tuesday, June 17. A good portion of the meeting focused on the integrity commission report of which there are now two. One was the highly controversial report of 2013 and a second far more positive report commissioned this year. “I was engaged this year because a formal complaint was received under the Code of Conduct,” said Ian Wilson, integrity commissioner, in a presentation to council, referring to the most recent report. “I was provided with material and reviewed it. I met with the person that was the subject of that concern and I concluded that there were no grounds for the complaint. There was in my view no breach of the Code of Conduct.” Although some of the residents in the gallery were aware of the second integrity commissioner report, it appeared that most were still focused on the first report dated 2013 and its negative categorization of one unnamed councillor’s conduct. “As taxpayers and voters we have the right to know who it is that is causing the serious trouble described in the Integrity Commissioner’s Report of 2013. No confidentiality agreement prevents any councillor from speaking for themselves, and four of the five councillors have said, ‘It isn’t me’. So, Mr. Pat Dolan, would you please stand up and take responsibility for your unaccept-
able behaviour?” questioned Jean Page. Even as the final words were spoken, Montague CAO Glenn Barnes was explosively waving his hand for council’s permission to interrupt the question. “That question cannot be asked and cannot be answered,” said Barnes. The CAO’s response was met with skepticism from the gallery. “Why did you put a report on the Internet, why make it public if we can’t question it?” asked Cindy Cullen, Montague resident. “Because that’s mandated by the province,” replied Barnes. “There is nothing to prevent the public from asking, but the answers fall under the duty
Sports – Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls waves after saving par on the 15th hole during the final round at the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open at Pinehurst Resort & C.C., North Carolina. Henderson shot an amazing 69 on Sunday. She ended the championship tied for 10th place overall and was the top amateur. See the story on page SF18.
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of confidentiality, he added. According to Barnes, the reports were written by the integrity commissioner and he chose what went into them, and it was his decision not to name any one councillor. As he later explained and as outlined in the first integrity commissioner’s report several councillors had admitted to having breached the code of conduct to some degree. “Not all councillors have admitted to wrong doing and it’s for that reason that staff have gone to the lengths that they have to insure the protection of a safe environment,” said Barnes.
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