A recent newspaper ad in which Mayor Ruttan and his wife are promoting a cruise have drawn some criticism about perceived conflict of interest. As a result the Mayor has withdrawn his picture from the ads.
In an article in the local press the Mayor says his involvement with his travel company does not affect his ability to perform his mayoral duties. He is quoted as saying:
"When I get my paycheque from the city it rates the position as permanent part time, and even legally it's recognized as a part-time position," Ruttan said.
"I mean, if it was a full-time job I wouldn't even have thought about it but given it's part time, then one would assume that when you are employed part time by the city you, in theory, could be employed part time somewhere else."
In the newspaper article he is quoted as saying the advertisement was a "brain fart". You can read the entire article using this Nanaimo Info LINK.Editor's Comment: I don't think I would suggest the Mayor use the above quotations during his campaign for re-election.
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