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05 | 23 | 2015 VOLUME 20 | ISSUE 21
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Elmira District Secondary School track and field star Nathaniel Mechler (right) finished second in the senior boys 110-metre hurdles finals at the Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association meet May 20 at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School. The week prior, Mechler broke three EDSS records and set a new Waterloo County Secondary Schools Athletic Association mark in the pole vault, 110 metre hurdles and the 400-metre dash. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]
Expense filing sees councillor on hold in court challenge Following citizen’s challenge of expense filing, Woolwich Ward 2’s Mark Bauman takes case to court; will not attend meetings pending outcome of action
STEVE KANNON Mark Bauman is on the sidelines pending a court decision on his status as councillor for Woolwich’s Ward 2. The longstanding councillor, returned by acclamation in last fall’s municipal election, failed to submit an expense report by the March 27 deadline. Under the province’s Election Act, that would see him forfeit his seat immediately, but the township is holding off on a decision until the matter is resolved in court.
office will be “The towndetermined by a ship’s lawyer has Superior Court been advised by judge.” the solicitor repHummel said resenting counBauman would cillor Bauman not be attendthat they intend ing any council to make an applimeetings until cation before the the court renders Superior Court Councillor Mark Bauman a verdict. to allow counHe joins in limbo colcillor Bauman to remain league Scott Hahn. The in office,” said Woolwich Ward 1 councillor is curclerk Val Hummel in an rently awaiting the outemail Thursday afternoon. come of an audit ordered “Since this matter will be last week by the Municipal before the court, a decision Election Compliance Audit with respect to whether councillor Bauman should EXPENSES | 4 be allowed to remain in
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