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The agenda recommends the report and recommendations be received, without any action being taken, but it鈥檚 possible councillors could discuss the issue and bring in a different motion.

Craig recommends council dock Hackson鈥檚 pay for 10 days and issue her a formal reprimand.

A text to The East Gwillimbury Express and from Hackson’s cellphone on the morning of Sept. 12 said “there will be a prepared statement available for those that have an interest in this report in the days coming.”

A followup text asking when the statement would be made available wasn鈥檛 answered by our deadline.

Craig鈥檚 report said, Hackson 鈥渉as expressed sincere regret for her conduct and that going forward she will be vigilant with respect to her obligations鈥� under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and the town鈥檚 code of conduct.

But that is not enough, Craig said. 鈥淲hile I commend her for doing so, the expression of regret itself demonstrates her current understanding of her obligations but does not excuse her past failures under the code,鈥� she said.

鈥淲hile the regret and acknowledgment serve as mitigating the respondents鈥� breaches of the code, for the reasons set out (in the report), I had determined that a stronger sanction than a reprimand is required.鈥�

In her report, Craig set out details of her investigation, which began after she received a formal code of conduct complaint from a complainant she does not name.

The complaint involves the sale of property Hackson owned at 18880 2nd Concession Rd., southwest of 2nd聽Concession and Mount Albert Sideroad.

Riverview Hills is the name of a 39-acre residential development project along 2nd聽Concession, being co-developed by Plenus Development Group, KMB Development & Construction Ltd., and Land Services Group, Craig鈥檚 report said.

Land Services Group聽has several other ongoing projects including the Holland Hope development, she added.

Hackson and her spouse sold the property to Riverview Hills Assets Ltd., on Dec. 15, 2023 for $2, Craig said. However, Hackson took a vendor take-back mortgage, a loan provided by a seller to a buyer to help finance the property purchase. That was for $3 million at four per cent interest for a five-year term.

There are no listed guarantors on the publicly available documents, Craig said.

According to Craig, Hackson said she and her husband bought a home in July 2023. She said she and her husband have no interest or dealing with developers Holland Hope, Holland Park and/or Holland Hills.

Details of Craig鈥檚 report regarding the land transaction and the timing of Hackson鈥檚 declaration of conflict of interest are complicated but the gist is the complainant alleged Hackson failed to declare a pecuniary interest, which contravenes the聽municipal act and the code of conduct.

鈥淭his suggests an ongoing financial relationship with the developer,鈥� the complainant said.

Craig said she will not escalate the issue by applying to a judge under a section of the municipal act to determine whether Hackson contravened the act but noted the complainant has six weeks to apply to a judge.