{"id":25677,"date":"2022-07-25T19:19:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T22:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/?p=25677"},"modified":"2022-07-25T19:27:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T22:27:26","slug":"i-dont-agree-with-the-sanction-fundraiser-to-cover-lost-pay-following-reprimand-against-town-councillor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/i-dont-agree-with-the-sanction-fundraiser-to-cover-lost-pay-following-reprimand-against-town-councillor\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I don’t agree with the sanction’: Fundraiser to cover lost pay following reprimand against town councillor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Wendy Alder, pictured here, launched a fundraiser for Sackville town councillor Bruce Phinney after he was sanctioned for code of conduct violations. Photo: Submitted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A fundraiser has collected more than $1,400 for a Sackville town councillor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I don’t agree with the sanction,” said Wendy Alder, who launched the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I don’t know the rules… But I know, for example, in the normal workplace, you couldn’t suspend somebody and then still expect them to work, which is what they’ve done.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alder launched the GoFundMe<\/a> after town council voted to sanction Councillor Bruce Phinney earlier this month over code of conduct violations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reprimand includes a two-month suspension of Phinney’s salary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town council hasn’t disclosed the nature of the code of conduct violation, or the identity of the complainant, but CHMA has attempted to piece together the story in this report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n