Councillor frets about security for former mayor

THE Mayor and City Council, amid its current financial crisis, is continuing to pay for security services at the home of former mayor Hamilton Green.

At Monday’s statutory meeting, Councillor Bishram Kuppen called attention to the problems facing the municipality and questioned why two guards are still posted at Green’s residence.

Town Clerk Royston King responded that a motion was brought to the Council requesting that Green benefit from these services and that a motion will now have to be brought if they are to be cancelled.

In August 2016, a majority of councillors voted in favour of a motion to have the services of the City Constabulary extended to Green. It was moved by Mayor Patricia Chase-Green and seconded by Councillor Heston Bostwick at a statutory meeting.

Chase-Green had said that the former mayor served for 20 years in succession and his is a unique case. “At the end of this period, it will be up for discussion for any other mayor,” Chase-Green noted.

When this motion was passed, Green was already benefiting from the services as he never stopped doing so after demitting office as mayor months before.
It is also alleged that apart from round-the-clock city policemen posted at his residence, Green also enjoys the services of a chauffeur and gardening staff.

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