Municipalities across the province struggle when members act inappropriately towards one another.
The Minister of Municipal Relations, Jeff Wharton, will be listening to what people have to say on the matter at the District Meetings, with one being scheduled in Swan River for June 8.
Bill Galloway, Reeve for Swan Valley West Municipality, thinks it’s caused by a conflict of personalities.
“Often times I think its conflict of personalities. Everyone sitting at the table obviously has their own thoughts on how things should be done or on how a project should be done or whatever. Very often conversation gets more heated than what it should; voices rising and fingers pointing and that sort of antic. That’s uncalled for. There should be modicum of politeness and understanding; that’s what’s missing.”
Swan Valley West was in full support of the motion for this support at the AMM’s convention and would like to see tougher penalties for those councillors who cross the line for the Code of Conduct.
