There was no slush fund created by Council for the Mayor to spend willy-nelly.
The charges were not found by Mark Edwards. He deemed them to be suspicious.
Mark Edwards is a Judge in Newmarket Provincial Court
The accusers were challengers in Richmond Hill Mayoralty. One was the Councillor who bought golf clubs with town funds to save the town the cost of renting them when he partcipated in various chartity golf tournaments.
The complainant was ordered to pay the Mayor's legal costs.
Richmond Hill's insurance policy obviously did not cover defence costs for the Mayor.
On the other hand, Aurora's insurance company has covered legal defence costs for individuals
Involved in a civil suit.
Premiums were increased by 41% in the year 2014 because of the high cost.
New Aurora Councillors might inquire if the significantly higher premiums were intended to recover costs not foreseen or future coverage to defend elected officials .
The answer to that question has never been asked or answered in Aurora.
One new councillor might ask
ReplyDeleteIt is possible that individuals have asked Mr Mar in private. We might never learn anything unless the subject comes back to the table.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone tried to file a CoI ? I have not heard of one for a long time.
ReplyDeleteI think you might mean a F of I ?
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