Council’s respective decisions at the 2010/11 Budget Meeting to adopt the City’s 2010/11 Budget and the rates rise. 28. On the available information the Panel is reasonably satisfied that when Councillor Anderton committed each part of Councillor Anderton’s relevant conduct: (a) he did so with the intention and belief that the intended result would be that at least some of the persons who read a distributed copy of the relevant letter would think less favourably of the Council as the City’s governing body; and (b) accordingly, he did so with the intention and belief that the intended result would be to cause detriment to the City. Panel’s finding of breach in relation to the subject allegation 29. On the available information, for the reasons mentioned above, and as required by section 5.110(2), the Panel finds that Councillor Michael Anderton, a member of the Council of the City of Bayswater, committed a breach of regulation 7(1)(b) on or about 12 August 2010 in that he made improper use of his office of Council member to cause detriment to the City when he provided a letter on his personalised letterhead for distribution, and other assistance, in regard to the advertising of a public meeting to form an action group regarding the 2010/11 fiscal year rates rise made by the City’s Council such detriment being that at least some of the persons – who read a distributed copy of his letter would think less favourably of the Council as the City’s governing body. EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE PANEL’S MINOR BREACH FINDING IN THIS MATTER 30. The following paragraphs address relevant events subsequent to the Panel making its minor breach finding in paragraph 29 above (the breach finding), and sets out the Panel’s reasons for its decision on how the subject found minor breach (the subject minor breach) is dealt with pursuant to section 5.110(6). Procedural fairness 31. The through its Presiding Member has given to Councillor Anderton: notice of the breach finding; a document (the Reasons for Finding) signed by the Panel members that in essence consists of paragraphs 1 to 29 of these Reasons, Attachment A and Attachment B; and a reasonable opportunity for Councillor Anderton to make submissions about how the subject minor breach should be dealt with under section 5.110(6). Councillor Anderton’s submissions
Council’s respective decisions at the 2010/11 Budget Meeting to adopt the City’s 2010/11 Budget and the rates rise. 28. On the available information the Panel is reasonably satisfied that when Councillor Anderton committed each part of Councillor Anderton’s relevant conduct: (a) he did so with the intention and belief that the intended result would be that at least some of the persons who read a distributed copy of the relevant letter would think less favourably of the Council as the City’s governing body; and (b) accordingly, he did so with the intention and belief that the intended result would be to cause detriment to the City. Panel’s finding of breach in relation to the subject allegation 29. On the available information, for the reasons mentioned above, and as required by section 5.110(2), the Panel finds that Councillor Michael Anderton, a member of the Council of the City of Bayswater, committed a breach of regulation 7(1)(b) on or about 12 August 2010 in that he made improper use of his office of Council member to cause detriment to the City when he provided a letter on his personalised letterhead for distribution, and other assistance, in regard to the advertising of a public meeting to form an action group regarding the 2010/11 fiscal year rates rise made by the City’s Council – such detriment being that at least some of the persons who read a distributed copy of his letter would think less favourably of the Council as the City’s governing body. EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE PANEL’S MINOR BREACH FINDING IN THIS MATTER 30. The following paragraphs address relevant events subsequent to the Panel making its minor breach finding in paragraph 29 above (the breach finding), and sets out the Panel’s reasons for its decision on how the subject found minor breach (the subject minor breach) is dealt with pursuant to section 5.110(6). Procedural fairness 31. The through its Presiding Member has given to Councillor Anderton: notice of the breach finding; a document (the Reasons for Finding) signed by the Panel members that in essence consists of paragraphs 1 to 29 of these Reasons, Attachment A and Attachment B; and a reasonable opportunity for Councillor Anderton to make submissions about how the subject minor breach should be dealt with under section 5.110(6). Councillor Anderton’s submissions