Regional Regime of Corruption

The Corrupt Regional Regime voted themselves the right to do wrong!

They voted themselves the right to deny citizens their legal right to address their Council in their public council chamber if there is mere suspicion that the citizen will not conform to the corrupt regime's desires!

Lifelong politician Little Jimmie Doolittle in charge says Oversight of his administration is unnecessary and bothersome!

Apparently Easton, Edgar, Fertich, Foster, Gibson, Greenwood, Heit, Huson, Insinna, Ip, Rigby, Sendzik, Siscoe, Witteveen agree with him!

This integrity laden gang of Mayor Sendzik's pity party are not interested in anything anyone has to say that does not concur with their self-proclaimed superior wisdom! 

The gang that voted to silence concerned Citizens have themselves been witness to every type and kind of corruption and they are well aware that there are too many Citizens that know about it and even worse, these Citizens are prepared to talk  about it at council! 

The fact remains that leadership entails the art of both listening and hearing what constituents have to say!

By Voting to give themselves the right to do wrong The Regional Regime's Chair and his posse have crawled into a dark hole that has no place in a democracy and even less in polite society!

At its meeting held on July 21, 2022, Regional Council considered proposed amendments to its Procedural By-law. One such amendment included the addition of the proposed language within the Procedural By-law: 

The following wording be added to Section 13:

13.13 A request to appear before Council or Committee shall not be permitted regarding any of the following:

(f)  in exceptional circumstances, notwithstanding Sections 13.1, 13.2, and 13.5, where the CAO, Clerk and Legal Counsel determine, in consultation with the Regional Chair/Committee Chair, acting reasonably, that a person requesting to be a delegate at a meeting is likely to engage in unreasonable or offensive conduct, make unreasonable or offensive statements or demands, repeatedly speak on a subject matter that is not within the Region’s jurisdiction, or otherwise misuse the privilege of addressing Committee or Council.

An amendment was put forward to remove the above wording. A recorded vote was requested:

Voting in support of the amendment to remove the proposed language:

Yes (14): Britton, Butters, Bylsma, Campion, Chiocchio, Diodati, Disero, Junkin, Nicholson, Redekop, Ugulini, Villella, Whalen, Zalepa

 

Voting against the amendment: 

No (14): Easton, Edgar, Fertich, Foster, Gibson, Greenwood, Heit, Huson, Insinna, Ip, Rigby, Sendzik, Siscoe, Witteveen

 

As the vote was tied, Chair Bradley voted. His vote was not in favour of the amendment; therefore, the amendment was defeated.

 

A friendly amendment was accepted by the Regional Chair and the mover and seconder of the motion so that the clause reads as follows:

 

The following wording be added to Section 13:

13.13 A request to appear before Council or Committee shall not be permitted regarding any of the following:

(f)  in exceptional circumstances, notwithstanding Sections 13.1, 13.2, and 13.5, where the CAO, Clerk and Legal Counsel determine, in consultation with the Regional Chair/Committee Chair, acting reasonably, that a person requesting to be a delegate at a meeting is likely to engage in unreasonable or offensive conduct, make unreasonable or offensive statements or demands, repeatedly speak on a subject matter that is not within the Region’s jurisdiction, or otherwise misuse the privilege opportunity of addressing Committee or Council

Thank you,

Jenna Spratt
Administrative Assistant to the Regional Clerk

Office of the Regional Clerk, Niagara Region
Phone:  905-980-6000 ext.3305  
www.niagararegion.ca