A Qualicum Beach councillor who is running to become the town's next mayor was censured after he allegedly violated a policy on bullying and harassment, the municipality has disclosed.
, the Town of Qualicum Beach said the reason Westbroek was censured was that he asked staff to “destroy records, specifically records associated with a previous finding against him, which determined that he had violated” their bullying and harassment policy.
However, after Westbroek publicly stated his intention to run for mayor, councillors voted to disclose more information about the censure at a special meeting closed meeting on Sept. 6, arguing that it was “the public’s interest,” according to the municipality. Speaking to CHEK News, Westbroek explained that the incident that resulted in his censure occurred in 2019 during a “very contentious council meeting” in which he was under a lot of personal stress. He said the mics were turned off when he made the request to the staff member, and that he apologized right away.
“It never was received back at a council meeting, which would normally happen during an in-camera meeting,” Westbroek said. “There was no mediation. There was just a letter from one staff member who recorded what happened.”
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