A CALL for an independent review of the complaint by council officers into Councillor Michael Breslin’s conduct has been defeated in Kilmory Castle chamber.
Councillor Breslin was cleared of five of six charges of breaching the code of conduct in October. A hearing of the Standards Commission for Scotland cleared Mr Breslin on the grounds he was entitled to make robust comments to council officials under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
But the panel did censure the independent Argyll and Bute councillor for one breach of failing to treat an officer with respect. Councillor Breslin, it said, had breached the code in ‘in respect of an email he sent to the council’s head of governance [Charles Reppke] on December 29, 2014.