On March 27, Grumpy Taxpayer$ asked if Mayor Marianne Alto or a member of council would file a complaint against one of their own under the new council code of conduct bylaw.

In our view, a commentary by Coun. Jeremy Caradonna seems to be factually challenged. The public want to know and have a right to know if the city's was contravened and what will be done about it.

Grumpy Taxpayer$ is among those who think there were significant shortcomings in this public communication. We believe the commentary contravenes the code of conduct bylaw, specifically Part 3 on communications and confidentiality and Section 5 which speaks to public communications by a member.

The offending commentary prompted harsh criticism:  by Coun. Marg Gardiner, B次元官网网址� by Grumpy Taxpayers, B次元官网网址� by Coun. Stephen Hammond, 'by Grumpy Taxpayer$, and B次元官网网址榖y Tom Braybrook, a former councillor elsewhere.

As a result, public pressure resulted in council backtracking on a bylaw to give councillors a 25 per cent pay hike. It then established a on the issue which reports back with recommendations on July 25.

But there are important unanswered questions: Did Coun. Caradonna B次元官网网址渞eceive authorization to make the public communications by council resolution or by virtue of a position or role the member has been authorized to undertake by Council?B次元官网网址� Did he, B次元官网网址渢ake reasonable efforts to ensure that the communication is fair and accurate?B次元官网网址� Did he, B次元官网网址渆nsure that all communications relating to council business are accurate and not issue any communication that the member knows, or ought to have known, to be false?B次元官网网址�

If itB次元官网网址檚 established a complaint by council has validity, the city clerk must make the investigation report available to the public after delivery of the investigation report to the complainant and council, according to the code of conduct.

Understandably, the council was criticized over its decision to not allow residents to lodge complaints under the code of conduct. So, our informal complaint has been B次元官网网址渢aken under advisementB次元官网网址� and we will be advised, says Mayor Alto.

More than two months later, there remains our most important unanswered question, B次元官网网址楧oes council agree how government elected officials conduct themselves matters?B次元官网网址�

Stan Bartlett, vice-chair

Grumpy Taxpayers of Greater Victoria