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MUNICIPAL councils are
often “fair game’? when it
comes to name calling and
vocal criticism, but at West
Vancouver Monday night,
the anger was aimed at
former mayoraity candidate
Tom Reid.

By BILL BELL

Reid, who was on hand to
question council's decision
that night to vote themselves
a four per cent raise, was
lambasted by another au-
dience member,

“| think he is a member of
the Flat Rock Society,’’ said
H.L. McDonald. who claim-
ed to be an impartial on-
looker, He. went. on to
describe Reid asa ‘‘one man
bulldog,” ‘and.chastised him
for -his “permanent elec-
tioneering.’

“Don't let: it continue,’’
McDonald said.

But for Reid, who has
been persistent. in his ques-
tioning, . council
given the public
answers. ‘

“As the answers given at
the (previous. council)
meeting... were unsatisfactory

enough

and: inconsistent, the. writer .

requested that the bylaw be

tabled: and the subject be.

referred to a Policy and
Planning “Meeting,” Reid
told council. : .

Reid went on to outline
items of information,
which he said he was denied
access to” by the Municipal
Clerk:

: “Phe. writer

has not

requested |

from the municipal clerk the
right to read the files and the
following information. The
Municipal Clerk refused to
grant the requesis on the
grounds that the matters had
been discussed in-camera or
were marked confidential,”
Reid said.

Reid later said at least one
item requested was handed
over, but information on the
Mayor's car and metlical
benefits and a special enter-
tainment allowance were not
given to him.

Alderman David Finlay
took “strong exception’’ to
Reid’s comments and denied

that council had not given
the full information at the
last meeting.

Mayor Humphreys would
not allow Reid te respond to
Finlay or McDonald, saying,
“You have spoken once and
that is enough.”

Reid who was visibly
upset by McDonald’s com-
ments and the Mayor's re-
fusal to allow him to speak
twice, refused to answer any
questions from the North
Shore News.

The new indemnity bylaw
sets the Mayor’s rate at
$33,489 a year and aldermen
at $8,760.

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