Montreal Suspends St-Léonard Councillor Barone

0:00Montreal suspended Saint-Lenard City Counselor, Mar-o-Baron, after his team missed the April 1 deadline for the annual financial report. He's the only elected official for Equipe Saint-Lenard, and the city notified him on April 11th that his access to council meetings and committees is on hold until it's filed. The spokesperson called it an unfortunate slip-up, and Barone admitted it's embarrassing. His suspension kicked in right away, blocking him from burrow meetings and public events. Barone had to skip his Saturday office hours for citizens, a Sunday gathering with the Haitian community, and Monday sessions at City Hall. He explained his admin agent finished the report, but struggled to line up an auditor, required since campaign spending topped $5,000. The agent faced health problems, bouncing in and out of the hospital, causing the delay. Barone doesn't point fingers and gets why the city enforced the rules. He lined up a new auditor for Tuesday, so expect the suspension to live soon. Barone's taking it in stride as a wake-up call for his team.

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