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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, July 11, 2012 · 10 Compliance audit is ruled out by judge By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF An Ontario court judge ruled late last month that no reasonable grounds exist to hold a compliance audit of Ward 4 Halton District School Board Trustee Kathryn Bateman-Olmstead's 2010 municipal election expenses and contributions report. In the wake of the election, Oakville resident Wendy Gunn went to court seeking such an audit, claiming contributions made to Bateman-Olmstead's campaign hadn't been recorded and the true expenses incurred through the purchase of election signs and creation of a campaign website were absent from official records. None of these allegations were proven in court. Gunn claimed BatemanOlmstead had received 3,568 votes in the 2010 election, but, according to the contribution form the school trustee filed, received no contributions from anyone other than herself. Gunn claimed that this, coupled with the fact that in 2006, BatemanOlmstead received $3,495 in contributions, made it `inconceivable that no one donated to her campaign.' In his ruling, Justice R.J. LeDressay said there was no evidence anyone contributed to BatemanOlmstead's campaign and noted Gunn's allegation was grounded in nothing more than conjecture and speculation. Affidavits, he said, had also been supplied by three people who had made financial contributions to Bateman-Olmstead's 2006 campaign, but who did not make a financial contribution to her 2010 election campaign. LeDressay found a lack of evidence of any wrongdoing with regard to allegations made by Gunn and accordingly, did not order the compliance audit Gunn was hoping for. "My family and I are pleased with the decision of the court and looking forward to the summer "My family and I are pleased with the decision of the court and looking forward to the summer ahead." Kathryn BatemanOlmstead, Ward 4 public school trustee ahead," said BatemanOlmstead. "I am personally excited to be able to return to putting my full attention to the job I was elected to perform. I remain committed to the families in Halton and to the continued work of creating safe, inclusive schools where students are happy to attend and where they have great opportunity to achieve their maximum potential. In this time of financial constraint, the job of trustee is even more challenging," said Bateman-Olmstead. Gunn admitted she was disappointed with the court decision and said she found the process to be complicated, drawn out and expensive. ANNOUNCEMENT Scott Leggat, General Manager and Aaron Stewart, Sales Manager of Burlington Mazda, would like to extend their warmest congratulations to Dan Keith who achieved Salesperson of the Month for June 2012. In addition to selling Mazda's product Dan wants to make sure that his customers are completely covered. Dan has access to over 15 new car brands, including Toyota, Honda, VW, Acura, GM, Ford, Chrysler and Kia. Why shop anywhere else when Dan has you completely taken care of for New or Pre-Owned vehicles. Salesperson of the Month Dan Keith 805 WALKERS LINE, BURLINGTON 905-333-0595