Members of the minority caucus of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) today (January 11) resigned from the Building and Planning Committee due to what they labelled the lack of integrity, transparency and efficacy with which the current administration is operating.

In a letter to Kingston Mayor Delroy Williams, this morning, the minority caucus of the KSAMC outlined the reasons for their resignation from the Building and Planning Committee.

The members of the minority caucus expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of consideration by the Mayor with regards to recommendations made by the Opposition.

“On January 4, Chairman of the Minority Caucus of KSAMC, Councillor Andrew Swaby, submitted a resolution to be placed on the Order Paper for the Council Meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. The resolution contained  suggestions from the Opposition with possible solutions to mitigate the failures in the current system,” the minority caucus said.

“Surprisingly, but not uncharacteristically, the resolution was not taken and has not been put on the Order Paper for today’s meeting.

“In light of recent court rulings which have placed the Building and Planning Committee of the KSAMC under a microscope, the Opposition is concerned that the current administration is not taking these rulings and allegations of corruption seriously. The refusal by the Mayor to take the resolution is indicative of this administration’s lack of regard for due process and for the citizens of Jamaica.”

Arguing that several recommendations have been made by the Opposition to put these issues to rest, Swaby said: “We believe that our proposals would have greatly assisted in preventing the recurrence of some of these serious issues.”

The minority caucus said it was once again appealing to the leadership of the KSAMC to take steps to prevent a further decline in public confidence in its operations.