Thapar to Sjostrom: Resign!

Courtesy of the Rush/Wolf:

A QUESNEL CITY COUNCILLOR IS CALLING FOR MAYOR MARY SJOSTROM TO RESIGN !

SUSHIL THAPAR SAYS THE INFORMATION JUST RELEASED ABOUT THE FORMER CITY MANAGER'S REMUNERATION PAYMENT IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.

HE SAYS THERE ARE MORE BILLS TO COME AND THAT THEY HAVEN'T EVEN RELEASED WHAT THE COST IS AROUND LEGAL FEES.

THAPAR SAYS THE CITY IS NOW ONTO IT'S 4TH MANAGER IN JUST THE PAST FEW YEARS AND HE WANTS TO KNOW HOW MUCH THE DEPARTURES OF BYRON JOHNSON AND CHARLES HAMILTON COST THE CITY.

HE SAYS THE CITY SHOULD BE RELEASING THIS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND NOT BE HIDING IT BY GOING IN-CAMERA.

ON THE TOPIC OF HIS CENSURE, THAPAR SAYS HE HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG AND HE WILL TAKE EVERY AVENUE TO DEFEND HIS NAME.

HE SAYS HE WAS CENSURED ON MONDAY NIGHT (MAY 7TH) AND DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON CITY MANAGER JOHN STECYK'S REMUNERATION PAYMENT UNTIL TUESDAY. (MAY 8TH)

MAYOR SJOSTROM IS ON CITY BUSINESS IN CHINA AND IS UNAVAILABLE FOR COMMENT.

Editor's Note - Upon her return from China, watch for Mayor Sjostrom to refuse resigning. In addition, I think Thapar's 2nd censure is warranted.  If you have concerns about Staff and they are part of In-Camera discussion, raise your concerns there as he swore an oath to keep confidential discussions confidential.  If Thapar is unwilling to do so, he risks Quesnel Council's relationships with other levels of government... especially access to information that may be "confidential in nature" and could lead to better local government services and infrastructure for the people of Quesnel