The City of Regina has confirmed it received a formal complaint on July 15.

However, they could not confirm, due to confidentially, that the complaint was filed against Councillor Terina Shaw.

The formal complaint against Councillor Shaw was also filed on July 15.

Amber Ackerman, the City Clerk, explains that the Integrity Commissioner will investigate the complaint to see if it violates the Code of Ethics Bylaw.

“Any formal complaints filed with the Integrity Commissioner are kept confidential while the investigation is being conducted.”

“The Integrity Commissioner is required to report to the complainant and the member of the council of which the complaint was filed against, not longer than 90 days after the receipt of the request for investigation,” she said. “City Council shall consider and respond to the investigation from the Integrity Commissioner within 90 days after the report is provided to the Executive Committee in camera.”

The Integrity Commissioner will have until October 13 to file his report, which will mean, at the latest, City Council will have to discuss the complaint by January 11, 2023.

If the Integrity Commissioner determines that there has been a violation of the Code of Ethics Bylaw, sanctions and corrective actions may be enforced.

“Possible sanctions may include reprimand, requiring that the member of council apologize to those impacted, require educational training, removing the member of council from committees or other bodies, or dismissing the member from a position of chairs person from a council committee.”

The City Clerk notes that City Council is not permitted to remove a councillor member from office.