Devon, Alta., town council will seek to disqualify Anita Fisher following jail sentence
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An elected official for the Town of Devon should be kicked out of her council seat, the town's mayor said Friday, the day after she was sentenced to 120 days in jail.
An elected official for the Town of Devon should be kicked out of her council seat, the town's mayor said Friday, the day after she was sentenced to 120 days in jail.
Anita Fisher pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including criminal harassment and uttering threats.
She also has to serve 18 months of probation, undergo counselling and stay away from her daughter and husband.
"I’m sure there’s some dismay out there at the fact that we have a councillor that has fallen on really difficult times," mayor Jeff Craddock said of the reaction in town.
He said because Fisher has missed regular council meetings for eight consecutive weeks, the legal threshold to have her disqualified, town council will seek a court order to make sure that happens.
"We will fill out the paperwork. But the reality is, the paperwork in the court system today is not a quick return," Jeff Craddock told CTV News Edmonton.
"By the time they see it, deal with it and we get it back, it’s probably a minimum of 18 months."
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