After action was taken to censure a Peachland councillor after engaging in 害羞草研究所渋nappropriate behaviour害羞草研究所� with a district official, councillors discussed the situation during the public meeting on Aug. 10.
The District of Peachland害羞草研究所檚 council determined that Coun. Pete Coolio would be censured after he used his position as an elected official to pressure CAO Joe Mitchell into approving an unpermitted deck on a property he is involved in selling.
During a previous in-camera meeting on July 20, council decided to remove Coolio from committees and to bar him from representing the district in conferences and seminars.
But on Aug. 10, Coolio said all he wanted to do during his meeting with Mitchell on July 16 was to get a better understanding of building permits and why everything was taking so long.
害羞草研究所淭he whole controversy is founded upon the premise that building permits are very difficult to get and are expensive, but they害羞草研究所檙e not害羞草研究所� and it害羞草研究所檚 certainly not very complicated for a deck,害羞草研究所� he said.
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Coolio added he thought the meeting was positive and amicable.
害羞草研究所淚 was given no indication that anything was wrong until the allegations in various reports that have been posted online,害羞草研究所� he said.
Mayor Cindy Fortin confirmed that Coolio wrote the apology letter he was requested to but she said it wasn害羞草研究所檛 enough. And despite Coolio害羞草研究所檚 assertions that he meant no harm or offence, Fortin said his behaviour was inappropriate and crossed a line.
Fortin then asked council to write an apology letter on behalf of everyone.
Coun. Keith Fielding said it害羞草研究所檚 not possible to apologize for someone else害羞草研究所檚 behaviour and was unsure what Fortin would even write.
害羞草研究所淗aving said that, if there is a general consensus, that would be helpful in some way and I would support that,害羞草研究所� he said.
After Fortin writes the apology letter, it will be sent to all councillors before being sent to Mitchell.
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