That the following actions be taken with respect to the Auditor’s Report regarding 2019 Mayoral Candidate Paul Paolatto:
a) the staff report dated October 23, 2020 entitled “Auditor’s Report – Compliance Audit of Mayoral Candidate Paul Paolatto for the 2018 City of London Municipal Election”, including the Auditor’s Report of William Molson, CPA, CA appended as Appendix “A” to the staff report, BE RECEIVED;
b) the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to prepare a decision of the 2018 Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee (Committee) pursuant to section 88.33(17) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 with respect to the Committee’s consideration of the Auditor’s Report submitted by William Molson and written submission from the Applicant, Lincoln John McCardle, that outlines the reasons for the Committee’s decision not to commence legal proceedings against the Candidate as the apparent contraventions identified in the Auditor’s Report are de minims in nature and that neither the public interest nor any municipal purpose would be served by commencing legal proceedings against the Candidate for the apparent contraventions;
it being noted that the Committee received verbal overview of the Auditor’s Report from the Auditor, William Molson, with respect to this matter.