Kevin Davis, Mayor for the City of Brantford, announced his decision to rescind his resignation from Council on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Davis, who was expected to tender his resignation at the end of July, discussed the new development on social media.
“After much consideration, and consultation with my family and City staff, I have decided not to resign at the end of this month and will serve out the balance of my term as Mayor. Simply put, I have reconsidered, based on what I believe to be in the best interests of the City of Brantford, City staff and the residents we are honoured to serve. This decision wasn’t easy, and involved discussions with many people, including taxpayers, business-owners, City staff and of course, my family,” said Davis.
Davis continued, “While my intent was to submit a formal resignation notice at the end of July, I now know that my personal career decision would come at a great financial cost for the taxpayers of Brantford. A cost that can easily be avoided. Last week staff advised me that recent changes in the practice and procedure for conducting municipal elections will make a by-election much longer and more expensive, costing upwards of $600,000. Furthermore, the by-election would not take place until the end of January 2025, which is a date much later than any of us had anticipated. I frankly cannot, in good conscience, give priority to my own career goals when it will come at the expense of hard-working Brantford taxpayers.”
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