Investigation leads to changes to Charlottetown governance model
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The Metropolis of Charlottetown says it’s implementing suggestions that got here out of the latest investigation into its operations.
At a particular assembly April 20, council authorized numerous resolutions prioritizing the modernization of its governance system.
The resolutions are a results of the BDO Canada report initiated by former interim chief administrative officer Donna Waddell. It was a part of an exterior evaluation into allegations made in relation to governance and human useful resource administration.
On Feb. 6, BDO Canada submitted the report back to town. Council made the closely redacted report public two weeks later. Further components of the report have been made public since.
Administration has developed an implementation matrix to indicate how and when it would suggest and make enhancements to metropolis bylaws, insurance policies and procedures based mostly on suggestions within the report.
Council resolved to obtain this matrix, which is able to replace elected officers and Charlottetown residents on progress on a quarterly foundation.
As a working matrix, data in will probably be up to date as progress is made.
Councillors Mitchell Tweel and Bob Doiron pushed laborious to have the report launched fully unredacted. Nevertheless, town stated underneath the P.E.I. Freedom of Data and Privateness Act, components of the report couldn’t be launched with out the permission of impacted people or companies, with out their permission.
The report investigated allegations made by former deputy chief administrative Scott Messervey about monetary irregularities, adherence to bylaws and potential breaches of provincial regulation.
Further investigations will even look into town’s code of conduct bylaw and the query of whether or not the monetary consequence of being suspended for as much as 90 days meets the P.E.I. Municipal Authorities Act (MGA).
Thus far, town says it has spent $290,159 on the report and one other $80,000 in authorized charges.
