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By Jaryn Vecchio

Abuse Policy

Abuse policy against Prince Albert city employees & public officials being created

Dec 1, 2021 | 8:00 AM

A new policy is being developed by the City of Prince Albert aimed at stopping abuse directed towards city employees and public officials.

City council met on Monday where they unanimously approved a motion brought forward by Councillor Dennis Ogrodnick.

He said he brought the idea forward after getting tired of residents sending him, his colleagues, and city staff hurtful messages.

“The majority of people are polite and kind and if you lose your cool one time that’s fine, but we have some people who are consistently abusive.”

During the meeting, Ogrodnick claimed he was told he would be shot if he voted a certain way on a motion. He didn’t clarify when this happened or what the motion was about.

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He also mentioned he’s heard about individuals receiving racist remarks.

Mayor Greg Dionne supported the idea; however, he believes contacting police may still be the best option.

“Phone the police when you get a death threat or hate, hate is a crime now.”

What the policy will look like is still up in the air. Right now, city administration has been tasked with developing a plan for council to consider.

Ogrodnick did bring up some examples of what could be included.

“When something like that happens, they’re warned that this is inappropriate and then a second time, maybe they don’t have access directly to our email account or whatever.”

There’s no timeline on when the proposed policy will be brought back for consideration.

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Jaryn.Vecchio@pattisonmedia.com

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