Once More With Feeling and For The Last Time

Anonymous has left a new comment on my post "The Two Are Not The Same":

If I understand Councilor Buck and her supporters, there was "DOCTORING" of the minutes by the CAO, Clerk and Town Solicitor during the last term.

Very serious allegations. Could be harmful to someone's professional career.

Sorry, I don't see a difference unless you're claiming that Councilor Buck's comments are based on fact and Councilor Gaertner's on fiction. If this is your assertion, Councilor Buck, then why not take this matter to higher level, if for no other reason than to protect the integrity of the Town.

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There appears to be a  limit  to the commenter's comprehension.

It was clear to all who watched and to the town's legal counsel that an entirely  inappropriate happening took place at a public meeting, when this Councillor was deluged with unfounded and unsubstantiated accusations and allegations by a non-resident, who had been challenged and failed to provide accountability for funds raised under the auspices of the town for a community event.

Not content with encouraging the comments in the public forum, the gang of six moved for the procedure bylaw to be suspended to permit flagrant abuse of the process to become a matter of public record in the municipal archives.

It has already been established the town's legal counsel attempted to prevent the council process from being abused;  to no avail. 

Having failed, staff apparently determined by conference, the offence could not be exacerbated by being  produced  in  the written record. The  actions could not be obliterated but the written record could and must be expurged.

Minutes were doctored in the exact sense of the word. It was a legal imperative.

A majority of Council recklessly put the corporation at risk.

Staff took the only  means left to save the town harmless from further disrepute.

I did indeed take that and other matters to a higher level. I brought it to the attention of people with ultimate authority to decide  such things..

Proof was in the pudding. The last election more or less settled the matter.

It's obvious the people removed from office have trouble understanding why and are still refusing to accept  such conduct is unacceptable in a civil community.

As long as a surviving Councillor is willing to continue their  dirty work,they will continue to lurk around the edges like shadows in the gloom.

Incidentally, an apology is not the remedy for accusing an officer of the corporation of deliberately falsifying records.

The statement must be withdrawn. It cannot be allowed to stand.