MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - Effective Tuesday, Mountain View County council has one less member after the resignation of a first-term councillor.
Mountain View County Chief Administrative Officer, Jeff Holmes, announced Wednesday that he received a letter of resignation from Gord Krebs, Division 4 councillor effective Aug. 13.
Division 4 includes the areas of Elkton/Rugby, Westcott, parts of Fallentimber, Bergen, Harmattan and Westerdale.
“On behalf of Mountain View County council, we extend our thanks to councillor Krebs for his service to our community over the past nearly three years," said reeve Angela Aalbers in a prepared statement issued Wednesday.
Councillor Krebs was first elected to Mountain View County council in October of 2021.
As of his resignation yesterday, it is believed he was still under sanctions imposed on Nov. 30, 2022 after being found in violation of two sections of the Council Code of Conduct Bylaw 09/22.
The sanction called for his removal from all council committees until at least the Oct. 25, 2023 organizational meeting.
At the 2023 meeting, council made the decision not to appoint Krebs to any council committees for the 2023-2024 term following in-camera deliberations. The reeve said at the time he hadn't completed requirements for the sanction to be removed.
Holmes said at the time the county would not be releasing details of the Code of Conduct violations that led to Krebs being sanctioned.
Krebs said earlier that the sanctions stem from advice he gave to a county staff member.
As part of the sanction, Krebs was required to complete an in-person training course approved by the chief administrative officer that addresses respect in the workforce.
According to the Municipal Government Act, if council resignations occur within 18 months of a general election and there are six or more members of council remaining, holding a byelection is discretionary.
"Mountain View County Council will continue to operate with one reeve and five councillors at this time and will discuss and make a decision on whether a byelection is necessary as an agenda item at its next regular council meeting on August 28, 2024," the county said in a press release issued Aug. 14.
The next general election is scheduled to occur in October of 2025.
