Bell in hot water

Councillor Ian Bell (People’s National Party, Beecher Town Division) is facing a two-month expulsion from the St Ann Municipal Corporation, removal from two key committees, and a formal reprimand following an Integrity Commission investigation which found that he failed to withdraw from discussions concerning his wife’s application for space at the Ocho Rios Transportation Centre.

St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis announced the proposed disciplinary measures during Thursday’s monthly council meeting, saying a notice of motion for Bell’s expulsion would be brought before the council later that day.

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Belnavis said the corporation would also seek Bell’s immediate removal from the Commercial Services Committee, which considers applications and matters relating to the corporation’s commercial activities, and the Planning Committee.