Can the Integrity Commissioner respond to complaints about City Council staff?
The Integrity Commissioner does not have any authority over City Council staff. If you have a complaint about one of a Councillor’s staff, direct that complaint to the Councillor. Complaints about any other City employee should be taken to that employee’s manager. My Councillor is supporting a developer’s application before the Committee of Adjustment and refuses to meet with me to listen to my concerns with the application. Is this a matter about which I can complain to the Integrity Commissioner? No. It is not a violation of the Code of Conduct for a Member to refuse to meet with a constituent nor does the Integrity Commissioner have any authority over choices that Members make on various issues within their Ward or, for that matter, City-wide. If you wish to contest the application before the Committee of Adjustment, you will therefore have to act on your own or secure a lawyer or other representative to act on your behalf.
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