Heaps Turns Down Legal (Fee) Aid
Jan 25, 2010 | admin | 2
After being the focus of considerable media attention for a number of weeks, Ward 35 Councillor Adrian Heaps has said “no thanks” to Council’s controversial offer to reimburse him for his legal fees:
“Heaps distributed a letter in which he told his colleagues that he wouldn’t accept the money just a day before the council meeting where city officials were to debate re-opening the controversial decision to cover his costs in the legal battle between himself and candidate Michelle Berardinetti.
“Please accept this letter as my official refusal to accept any reimbursement for legal expenses,” he wrote.
“For the record, I have long ago paid all legal expenses related to this matter.”
He continued: “As councillors, we must conduct ourselves in an honourable way if we are to set an honourable example. I trust my actions will allow Council to focus on what is in the best interests of the city.”
Read the rest of the article here.
Related: Adrian Heaps refuses reimbursement for legal bills (Toronto Star)
Also: Adrian Heaps refuses legal-fee reimbursement (Globe & Mail)
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Well good on him. I think he deserve some credit for doing what was right.
Yeah, and it only took the glare of the public spotlight and the threat of being sued along with 21 other slippery eels to do it. This is a perfect example of why City Hall needs to clean house. I think the voters will take care of that this time around.