DISGRACEFUL TREATMENT

I HAVE been married to Kingborough Councillor David Grace for 54 unbroken happy years. We have raised our family to live according to the principles of respect and decency that everyone is entitled, no matter their position in life.

Our family also believes that a life of service is our contribution to a better world, especially at this difficult time.

More than anybody I know that David while “working class” is a decent man who is not sexist, racist or homophobic in any way and has provided services to under privileged and disadvantaged sections of the municipality not represented in the staff and council culture.

I have supported David and contributed to his daily (24 hours) work on council for the last 21 years. The recent furore created by now Mayor Paula Wriedt’s complaint has been the worst days of my/our life together which resulted in my mental breakdown. I sat in tears and disbelief as I listened while each councillor without exception individually denounced him on the night that he had a medical certificate to be unusually absent from council.

I have been totally ignored by the councillors, the general manager, ex-Mayor Dean Winter and Ms Wriedt, since the code of conduct complaint. The general manger made every effort to exclude me and a couple of our supporters from the meeting when David made the apology that was required of him. They now collectively cannot understand why David ignores them.

I give thanks to the many, many people who have supported our family at this time.

Jenny Grace Snug