Controversy over mayoral support for a $157k grant leads to a policy review
The city of Prince George will now review the process of the Mayor writing letters for local businesses, non-profits and elected officials following controversy over the Best Damn Music Festival.
In Sept. 2021 Sampson received letters of support from Mayor Lyn Hall and former manager of economic development supporting Sampson’s application for the grant. “To be clear, this is not about whether or not the letter grant support should have been provided to contraception, or whether the grant contributed positively to our community,” said Skakun.
“If administration would have spotted this in the first place, we wouldn't have been here today that would have saved Coun. Sampson and myself from public scrutiny, freed up time to better serve our community with what we were elected to do.” He said individuals and organizations seeking local government services are treated equally and the same criteria is used and from an administrative perspective, individuals who are also members of council are not automatically restricted from accessing city services that their neighbours may access.
“Without policy directing this, I think it's really challenging to make a determination, so I am definitely supporting getting more information on this because I don't want any of my colleagues to have to be put in this situation,” added Ramsay.
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