ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY, MECAC/CARL ZEHR, COUNCIL DISCRIMINATION, 31 YEARS OF BOOKEEPING

Did former mayor Shantz illegally occupy the Mayor's Chair for over three months? It now again appears the answer is YES! My authoritative source who advised me last weekend that the words "automatic forfeiture" do not exist in the Municipal Elections Act 1996 (MEA) has reconsidered after I sent him/her page 22 of the 2014 Candidates' Guide For Municipal Elections. This is where I had spotted that term and indeed he/she has now advised that the 2010 Candidates Guide also appears to interpret certain violations such as non filing of documents as being penalized by automatic forfeiture of office. Therefore Sandy Shantz held office illegally from March 28/15 until July 8/15 when the Clerk finally did her provincially legislated duty and issued her a Notice of default, triggering her removal from office. Mark Bauman also illegally held office from March 28/15 until I pulled the plug on him by advising the Township Clerk in May that he had forfeited his office.

MECAC under the Chairmanship of Carl Zehr has behaved shamefully. This regionally appointed committee, mandated by the MEA to enforce said legislation, are a joke. While to date they have followed the rules with Councillor Scot Hahn, they have made a mockery of them regarding Sandy Shantz. Firstly they had no authority to accept her revised Financial Statement - Auditor's Report on July 2/15; more than three months overdue. They had but one proper and legal decision to make and that was to order a FULL BLOWN AUDIT of her financials. Secondly as they include a political scientist, accountants and a lawyer why were they ignorant of the fact that she had already FORFEITED her position? OR WERE THEY? News flash Carl. Either you and your committee are ignorant/incompetent or you're corrupt. Which one is it?

If I were Scot Hahn I'd be wondering why Woolwich Council have thrown me to the wolves while improperly and possibly illegally protecting Sandy. You're the only one of the three who hasn't held office illegally this spring. Same thing with Regional Council. Oops did I say that out loud? Apparently being a Regional Councillor as Sandy is, buys you some protection from due process and the Elections Act (MEA). Recall how quickly Woolwich Council threw Todd Cowan to the wolves? With their endorsement/recommendation; the Waterloo Regional Police immediately started an investigation for criminal charges. Then they sent it up to the O.P.P. who indeed laid charges. Currently Woolwich Council continue to protect Sandy at all political and legal levels. Let's see how long that lasts.

It is slowly dawning on me that Sandy's troubles may have absolutely nothing to do with ignorance. Afterall her facebook page indicates that she has 31 years of bookeeping experience. That is not insubstantial. She has more years as a bookeeper that Councillor Scot Hahn has been on this planet. That would be worthy of teasing except of course I'm even older than Sandy is. Dang! So does this mean she has experience with accountants/auditors going over the books on an annual basis or more? I would think yes. Does this mean she knows the ins and outs of the dates that auditors/accountants put on audited financial statements? Again I would think yes. Does this mean that she knows that normally the auditor would date her audit not on the date she submitted it, but on the date she accepts, possibly by her signature, the audit? Again yes. Therefore Sandy would have had every confidence that the probable March 23/15 submission date of her revised Financial Statement would never become public knowledge. Oh Sandy, sometimes the best laid plans of politicians go astray.