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- Current Ward 4 councillor seeking re-election in 2026.
Connection to Welland and the ward
- Ward 4 councillor for the 2022–2026 term.
Municipal and public-service record
- Participated virtually during restrictions on in-person attendance from December 2023 until November 2025.
Council size and representation
- On January 14, 2025, voted to keep council composition unchanged at thirteen members, including the mayor.
Conduct findings and outcomes
- A February 2024 Integrity Commissioner report found Code breaches concerning treatment of the CAO. Council imposed a 60-day remuneration suspension on February 27, 2024.
- The CAO-related report found disrespectful and abusive remarks; it also states that this incident involved no actual or threatened physical violence.
- On December 19, 2023, a motion requesting his resignation lost 3–8. McLeod, Moote and Van Vliet supported the request.
- The City reported that Council restored his in-person participation by an 8–3 vote in November 2025, ending restrictions that began in December 2023.
- The Integrity Commissioner found no Code breach in the joint complaint about recount-related votes, in the report published in August 2023. That finding concerns this complaint only.
- An August 2026 Integrity Commissioner report found Code breaches concerning comments at the January 13 meeting. The report recommends a reprimand, a 21-day pay suspension, an apology and corrective measures.
- In the separate February 2024 trail/conflict matter, Council issued a reprimand. A proposed 90-day pay suspension was defeated.
- An August 2024 report found two confidentiality breaches and recommended a 15-day remuneration suspension.
Prior election results
- Re-elected as a Ward 4 councillor in 2022; certified to run again in 2026.
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