Rideau Lakes Councillor Paula Banks will not have her pay suspended for three weeks after council voted to not support the integrity commissioner’s recommendation.
Banks was investigated and later found guilty of violating three sections of the Township’s Code of Conduct surrounding decorum following an outburst at a January budget meeting that were followed with emails containing vulgar language.
Prior to Tuesday’s vote, Banks addressed council.
Banks then went further.
She later said she would accept the suspension if it were to pass, but the motion was defeated due to a tie vote, as council voted as follows:
Should The Township of Rideau Lakes council support the integrity commissioner’s recommendation and suspend Councillor Paula Banks’ pay for 21 days?
Joan Delaney – Yes
Sue Dunfield – No
Deborah Anne Hutchings– No
Marcia Maxwell – Yes
Linda Carr – Abstained
Arie Hoogenboom – Yes
Due to conflict of interest, Councillors Jeff and Paula Banks did not vote, and Councillor Ron Pollard was absent from the meeting.
Story by Grant Deme