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Swayze had one job when Mayor Larry Snively accused Coun. Sherry Bondy of repeatedly and publicly criticizing E.L.K. Energy Inc., the town’s electrical distribution company serving Essex, Leamington and Kingsville.
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His job was to investigate the complaint and determine what happened, what council’s code of conduct says, whether Bondy violated that code and, if she did, what council should do about it.
But Swayze went further, much further.
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At Monday’s Zoom council meeting, Swayze went further than his report, saying Bondy had mayoral ambitions but was “a maverick without support” on council: “A maverick mayor would be a four-year disaster.” Essex Coun. Sherry Bondy is pictured in the Town of Essex on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star
Before the vote, Bondy, who has declared her intention to run for mayor next year, said those like her who ask difficult questions face bullying of their own, and she pointed a finger at Snively. “The mayor’s continued harassment of me is creating a toxic work environment.”
Essex councillor misses integrity commissioner deadline, faces 60-day pay suspension
Essex councillor Chris Vander Doelen has missed Monday s deadline to complete a number of actions ordered by the town s integrity commissioner following tweets that sparked outrage earlier this year.
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Ward 3 Councillor Chris Vander Doelen has said the actions against him in response to his tweets were a result of a well-organized political hit. (Amy Dodge/CBC)
ESSEX, ONT. Ward 4 Councillor Sherry Bondy has been suspended 30 days without pay. It comes after she posted negative comments online regarding the town s local electric distribution company. “If you treat the professionals publicly like councillor Bondy wants to, you will lose them,” says Robert Swayze, the town s integrity commissioner. Council voted in favour of the suspension, after a report from Swayze detailed a complaint he received from Mayor Larry Snively. “This definitely wasn’t political in any means. I want to protect our staff,” Snively said during Monday’s council meeting. He alleges Bondy harassed staff at E.L.K. Energy by posting negative comments on social media, violating the code of conduct for members of council.