SO KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCILLORS have approved a motion to bar Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson from closed meetings of committees based on a claim that he’s...
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Another sanction has been imposed on Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson by members of his council and, once again, no details provided of what may have led to it. In a news release issued this afternoon (Thursday, June 13, 2024), councillors said Hamer-Jackson will be excluded from closed meetings of select committees due to “numerous privacy breaches.” What those breaches might be weren’t stated. The ban will be in place for 12 months unless he takes a training course, approved by councillors, on confidentiality. The news release refers to the recent Braun report as its rationale for imposing the ban. Yesterday, the councillors announced Hamer-Jackson’s paycheque will be cut by 10 per cent because, they say, he has made misleading public comments. Here’s the text of today’s news release, followed by the resolution approving the new sanction (as with yesterday’s release, it is on a City of Kamloops letterhead but includes no contact information for whoever issued it): City Council Taking Action to Protect Confidential Information Kamloops, BC—City Council takes the protection and confidentiality of City records and information very seriously. Continued and repeated privacy breaches pose potential legal and reputational risks for the City. In consideration of the findings outlined by [...]
SO KAMLOOPS CITY COUNCILLORS have approved a motion to bar Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson from closed meetings of committees based on a claim that he’s...
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