Members of the Minority Caucus of Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), resigned from the Building and Planning Committee due to what they claim is a lack of integrity, transparency, and efficacy with which the current administration is operating.

In a letter to Delroy Williams, this morning, the minority caucus of the KSAMC outlined the reasons for their resignation and expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of consideration by the Mayor with regards to recommendations made by the Opposition.

On Tuesday, 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. The resolution contained suggestions from the Opposition with possible solutions to mitigate the failures in the current system.

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

The Opposition says it is concerned that the current administration is not taking these rulings and allegations of corruption seriously, which have placed the Building and Planning Committee of the KSAMC under a microscope.

“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,” the Opposition stated.  

It added that several recommendations have been made by the Opposition to put these issues to rest.

“We believe that our proposals would have greatly assisted in preventing the recurrence of some of these serious issues,” said Councillor Swaby.