Complaints against Tillsonburg’s mayor and three councillors ‘expose a breakdown of trust’ at town hall, says the town’s integrity commissioner.
In a report presented at Monday’s council meeting, representatives from Aird & Berlis – the town’s integrity commissioner – said accusations of code of conduct violations were made earlier this year against Mayor Deb Gilvesy, Deputy Mayor David Beres, and councillors Chris Parker and Bob Parsons.
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Meghan Cowan of Aird & Berlis LLP first spoke on five separate complaints – submitted by three unnamed councillors – involving Gilvesy and Parker.
The complainants accused the duo of utilizing their positions to advance unsubstantiated claims against staff, supporting misleading statements to council, engaging in intimidation tac