Brant County Mayor David Bailey says he remains committed to open dialogue, has not and will not use strong mayor powers.

“I have repeatedly and publicly stated that I will not exercise them (Strong Mayor powers), reaffirming that council will continue to govern collaboratively and by consensus,” Bailey said in an Oct. 20 statement. “To date, there have been no instances in which strong mayor powers have been used in the County of Brant.”

Bailey made the statement in response to the resignation of Christine Garneau. The former Ward 5 councillor announced her resignation in a social media post on Oct 17.

Garneau said that she had been “placed in a irreconcilable conflict” between her duty to the municipality and what was in the best interests of her business.

Garneau is the co-owner of

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