Cool-off period proposed for ex-council members
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Mayor Brian Bowman wants the province to impose the same restrictions on former members of city council as faced by senior members of government and Crown agencies.
Bowman wants the province to impose a “cooling-off period” when councillors and mayors leave city hall, restricting them from certain employment and lobbying activities.
“It makes sense that restrictions in place provincially should also apply to members of council as well as the mayor,” Bowman said in a statement Friday before speaking publicly on the issue.
“I believe this is another step we can take to restore trust, change city hall for the better, and I hope my council colleagues will support a request of the province to make this legislative amendment.”
Bowman said he will introduce a motion at Wednesday’s council meeting requesting the provincial government amend the City of Winnipeg Charter to restrict the employment activities for councillors and mayors for up to one year after they leave office.
Similar one-year restrictions apply to departing cabinet ministers, deputy ministers, assistant deputy ministers and senior officers of Crown agencies, he said.
“I believe it is essential that as members of city council, we put public interests before private and self-interest,” Bowman said. “I also believe there should be a period of time immediately following our departure from public office where this principle continues in order to guard against conflict of interest as well as the perception of conflict of interest.”
aldo.santin@freepress.mb.ca
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Updated on Saturday, September 23, 2017 7:42 AM CDT: Edited