Refusal reversal

A council member complained that they were unable to file a complaint with the integrity commissioner because the municipality did not have one for four months.

A council member complained that they were unable to file a complaint with the integrity commissioner because the municipality did not have one for four months. The municipality’s code of conduct had a time limit to make complaints and the integrity commissioner who was eventually appointed by council refused to take the complaint because it was outside of this time limit.

RESULT: We raised the issue with the integrity commissioner as a matter of fairness. The commissioner reconsidered their position and agreed to review the council member’s complaint.