Mayor of Ft. St.John Says He is Fighting Addiction to Alcohol

Monday, March 14, 2011 07:59 PM

Fort St. John, B.C.- The Mayor of Fort St.John, Bruce Lantz has made a formal statement about his behavior which lead to his council colleagues putting sanctions on the Mayor and his participation in events.

With his wife at his side this afternoon at the Fort St.John Council meeting, Mayor Lantz said he is an alcoholic, and that while he had quit drinking about three decades ago, had resumed drinking following a heart attack. Lantz told Council he is working with a counselor and fighting his addiction has increased his resolve to bring addictions services to the Fort St John region.

Two weeks ago, members of the Fort St.John Council unanimously supported sanctions against the Mayor stemming from two incidents that had taken place last year. While details of the incidents have not been released, the sanctions are expected to remain in place until further notice.

Below is the resolution that was unanimously passed by Ft. St. John Council on February 28^th at a closed meeting, and which was brought forward to today’s regular, open meeting of Ft.St. John Council:

“THAT, the City received complaints about the conduct of the Mayor,

THAT, Council has considered the complaints and the response of the Mayor,

THAT, Council has advised the Mayor of its concerns regarding his conduct at events in which he is representing the City,

THAT, Council considers the conduct of the Mayor to have been unacceptable,

THAT, Council resolves that as of March 15, 2011:

��the Mayor is not be permitted to meet or travel alone with any female employee of the City,

��the Mayor’s appointment to the Northwest Corridor Development Corporation dated December 2008 be rescinded for the remainder of 2011,

��the Mayor’s appointment to Enbridge dated May 2009 be rescinded for the remainder of 2011,

��the Mayor be prohibited from any further travel outside the region for City-related functions unless the Council approves such travel and provided that another Councillor is able to attend with the Mayor,

THAT, this resolution supersedes Council Memberships, Conferences and Travel Policy No. 20/10,

AND FURTHER THAT, this resolution be brought forward to the March 14, 2011 Regular Council meeting.”

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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Mayor of Ft. St.John Says He is Fighting Addiction to Alcohol

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