Kamloops mayor to make announcement about ‘resignation consideration’
Posted July 12, 2024 9:32 pm.
Last Updated July 12, 2024 10:54 pm.
Two months after Kamloops city council asked their mayor to step down, Reid Hamer-Jackson has called a press conference for Monday morning.
Hamer-Jackson says he will be making an announcement about “resignation consideration.”
Calls for his resignation came in May after the release of a scathing report put together by municipal adviser Henry Braun, who is the former mayor of Abbotsford. Braun found Hamer-Jackson’s attitude towards councillors and city staff to be dismissive and condescending, saying his behaviour was contributing to an unsafe work environment.
Since being elected mayor with no political experience in October of 2022, he has been embroiled in several controversies, lawsuits, and skirmishes with his fellow councillors.
He’s been the subject of numerous investigations into his alleged code of conduct infractions, and he himself has launched two defamation suits — one against one of his own councillors.
Councillors voted to dock his pay, and he is not allowed to participate in closed committee meetings.
They have also sent out hundreds of letters to BC municipalities and MLAs, stressing that he no longer represents the community.
The announcement is set for 10 a.m.
