Council Code of Conduct Will Be Discussion Item for PEC Council

Council code of conduct will be discussion item for PEC Council

Prince Edward County Council will be hearing about potential improvements to its Code of Conduct at its first meeting of February on Tuesday. A copy of a deputation from County resident Paul Allen states that he had brought complaints forward to the Integrity Commissioner on two occasions regarding one Councillor’s apparent breach of prohibitions against the improper use of influence and conflict of interest listed in the Code. Back on December …

Request to tighten up council Code of Conduct

A Prince Edward County resident believes county council’s Code of Conduct doesn’t go far enough when it comes to conflict of interest regulations. At Tuesday’s council meeting Paul Allen will say that the county’s Integrity Commissioner told him the Code of Conduct has no enforceable means  of stopping councillors from acting to benefit themselves  or family members. Allen had complained that at a December 9 council meeting one councillor was al…