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Halton police chief to remain in role following ill-timed Florida vacation by Lucas Casaletto Posted Jan 21, 2021 3:08 pm EDT In a statement on Friday, Halton police chief Steve Tanner said My decision to travel in light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation was a poor decision, and one that I deeply regret. 680NEWS Halton police announced Stephen Tanner will keep his job after a recent trip to Florida became public knowledge. In a statement, the police services board says it has “full and unequivocal confidence” in chief Tanner. “The Board expresses its disappointment in both the former Chair, Mayor Rob Burton, for granting permission to Chief Tanner to travel to the United States, for not obtaining the consent of, nor notifying, the Board and in Chief Tanner for his decision to ask for permission and for travelling to the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic notwithstanding his property-related issues in Florida,” the statement reads. ....
Halton police naming new chair after board head resigned over Florida trip by News Staff Last Updated Jan 15, 2021 at 9:03 am EDT File photo The Halton Police Board is holding a special meeting Friday to name a new chair. This comes after Oakville Mayor Rob Burton resigned from the Board after publicly defending his decision that gave Police Chief Stephen Tanner the green light to travel to Florida. “As a result of Chair Burton’s resignation from the Halton Police Board, Vice-Chair Councillor Jeff Knoll will assume the role of acting chair,” Knoll said in a statement. Knoll added the meeting will be closed to the public, as permitted under the Police Services Act. ....
TORONTO Oakville Mayor Rob Burton has resigned from the Halton Police Board after telling Police Chief Steve Tanner that it would be OK for him to travel to Florida over the holidays. Burton, who was the chair of the board, made the announcement in a statement issued late Monday afternoon. In it, he said that he is now “deeply regretful for my response to the chief s proposed trip.” “I regret sincerely that I focussed at the time on the ways the chief s trip qualified as essential travel,” he said. “I should have recommended against it because it could generate public concern about me not setting a higher example than the rules and guidelines actually called for.” ....
Oakville Mayor Rob Burton has resigned from the Halton Police Board after telling Police Chief Steve Tanner that it would be OK for him to travel to Florida over the holidays. ....