LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mayor’s statements widely reported by media outlets

YorkRegion.com
April 30, 2015

(Excerpted response from Mayor Bevilacqua to Tony Mastronardi. Bevilacqua included six news articles in his reply.)

I am pleased to respond to your email by providing you with statements I have made regarding this matter, which have been documented in media outlets, as noted below:

• Vaughan council votes to dock Di Biase’s pay; Veteran councilor will lose 90 days salary after he breached code of conduct rules.

Thestar.com - April 21, 2015
By Noor Javed

Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua voiced his support of Craig’s report before the vote.

“We do have a conduct that needs to be upheld,” he said. “We can view the vote as a reflection of how seriously we take our code of conduct.”

• Sparks fly over Vaughan deputy mayor ethics probe

Yorkregion.com - April 16, 2015
By Adam Martin-Robbins

Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua said during Tuesday’s meeting the findings in the preliminary report “concern him deeply”.

“This is not one of Vaughan’s finest hours, at least not since I’ve been mayor of the city,” he said. “And you can rest assured, upon receipt of the final report, every single member of council will take the report very seriously. Based on the conclusions, actions will be taken to make sure that if, in fact, there are reasons to act, we certainly will.”

Maurizio Bevilacqua

Vaughan Mayor