Carbon residents have gone back to the Minister of Municipal Affairs with another petition.
The Mail reported in its April 29 edition a petition that was filed by residents of Carbon to remove the CAO Vanessa Van der Meer, was insufficient.
Minister of Municipal Affairs Ric McIver stated in his correspondence, “The petition submitted requests the removal of the village CAO, an action for which I cannot be petitioned. Municipal CAO appointments, suspensions, and revocations are council responsibilities under the Municipal Government Act, and it would be inappropriate for the Minister of Municipal Affairs to intervene.”
Undeterred, another petition was sent to the Minister. A letter from Assistant Deputy Minister Garry Sandberg stated the Minister’s office received the petitions on April 27, 2022, requesting an inspection of the Village of Carbon.
A Ministerial Order was made appointing Dee Deveau of Municipal Officers to carry out the duties of a chief administrative officer with respect to the petition.
She has 45 days from the date the petition was received to report to the Minister of Municipal Affairs on the sufficiency of the petition.
The petition was submitted by Carbon resident Alanna Cunningham.
The Mail reached out, however, she refused to make a comment.
