Lawsuit settled between former regional chair and staff members
The Niagara Region has settled a lawsuit concerning the hiring of former CAO Carmen D'Angelo.
The lawsuit claimed former regional chair Alan Caslin and two of his staff members breached their duties of good faith and confidentiality in their involvement of D'Angelo's hiring.
The Niagara Region says Caslin and staff members Jason Tamming and Robert D'Amboise acted egregiously, and their actions were accurately detailed in a report from the Ontario Ombudsman.
The terms of the settlement are confidential.
"On behalf of Regional Council, I want to unequivocally restate our position that the actions of the former regional chair, and his staff, were entirely inappropriate and truly inexcusable for any individual holding public office or serving in a position of influence. The facts as they were laid out by the Ombudsman speak for themselves and the actions of Caslin, D’Amboise and Tamming shook the public’s trust in Regional government. In short, Niagara’s tax payers deserved far better from their elected officials. We remain unwaveringly confident that should this matter have proceeded to be heard by a judge we would have proven our claims. With this issue behind us, Regional Council will continue to put our constituents first and make a positive impact on the residents of Niagara." ~ Regional Chair Jim Bradley
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