Some Haldimand County councillors remain frustrated over the June firing of the county’s top bureaucrat, citing a lack of explanation from the mayor.

At council’s Sept. 2 meeting, Coun. Patrick O’Neill asked Mayor Shelley Ann Bentley to specify what provincial priority was advanced by using strong-mayor powers granted by the province to controversially fire Cathy Case, a veteran civil servant who was named CAO in June 2023.

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“I’m not discussing that question, thank you,” Bentley replied.

O’Neill further pressed the mayor on her past public statement that the CAO role would be “restructured” and lead to cost savings and more accountability for residents.

Bentley said her comments referred to hiring a new CAO “with probably a different vision, I would assume.” As for c

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