Sources told SaltWire that Kelly will retire, but there has been no official announcement yet because the process is in the hands of a legal adviser. Kelly was hired as a CAO in 2016 by the former council with Mayor Clifford Lee. None of SaltWire’s advisers have contacted him after learning of the impending departure and will comment on the file, although an elected official said the council had not come to discuss the matter. Another source said that the exit may not be immediately effective, that there may be a transitional period. Peter Kelly, right, Charlottetown chief executive, pictured in this archive photo taking Mayor Philip Brown. – Photo file of SaltWire Network Calls to Mayor Philip Brown on April 28 went unanswered. In addition, City Hall staff did not comment. Requests were also made to speak with Kelly. If Kelly leaves, she does so amid a whirlwind of positive problems at City Hall.
read more
Dismissed deputies KAO
Earlier this month, she fired CAO Deputy Tina Lococo, about six months after she was hired. In an email to city councilors, Kelly said she was unable to reveal the reasons for her dismissal. Prior to Lococo’s tenure three years ago, Kelly fired CAO Deputy Scott Messervey just one year after he was hired. Messervey has filed a lawsuit against the city, which is still facing the PEI Supreme Court, claiming he was fired for raising financial concerns. “I am not surprised by your decision to terminate my employment, as I have taken into account many issues and your answers to them leave us in the lurch,” Messervey wrote in court documents in support of his lawsuit. . “I brought to your attention many capital projects that had multimillion-dollar change orders that resulted in the approval tender being exceeded,” Messervey wrote. “The change orders were implemented without the approval of the municipal council but with your own. “I think this is also a matter of compliance under the municipal government law and it is an example of over-power.” Scott Messervey, a left-wing former Charlottetown executive, and former councilor Melissa Hilton are looking at some financial figures for 2019. – Stock Photo by SaltWire Network In his letter of complaint, which was also filed in court, Kelly told Messervey that he was being fired “as a result of an unsuccessful probationary period”. Kelly lists several reasons for Messervey’s dismissal, namely that the former DCAO did not have the leadership skills, communication style and overall approach to staff and managers. While Kelly is hired and responds to City Council, the CAO oversees the hiring and firing of his deputies.
Violated harassment policy
In 2018, Kelly was forced to undergo sensitivity training in the workplace, after an investigation found that she violated the harassment policy of the capital. The offenses included allegations that Kelly imposed unreasonable discipline on the city’s public inspector, that he imposed unwarranted discipline on two occasions, and that he tried to demote the inspector. As a result of the research, Kelly was to undergo workplace sensitivity training with an emphasis on his communications and interactions with city staff. Kelly also had a formal written warning permanently in his staff file. Peter Kelly, left, with then-Mayor Clifford Lee, was hired by the city of Charlottetown to become the new administrator in 2016. – Stock Photo by SaltWire Network At the time, Lee said, “The public can be confident that Charlottetown City Council remains confident of CAO Peter Kelly’s decisions.” Kelly arrived in 2016 with some negative allegations from previous work in Halifax while he was mayor there from 2000-12 and from Westlock County, Alta, where he was CAO. Kelly allegedly misused municipal funds to pursue Halifax Commons concerts and a development project in Alberta. The allegations were never substantiated in court and, in Alberta, the RCMP chose not to investigate the matter.
