Image: City of Mission / The City of Mission has formally reprimanded Councillor Ken Herar for misconduct and removed him from a city committee for a year, according to a statement released Wednesday (Nov. 8) by the municipality. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

City of Mission

Mission City Council formally rebukes city councillor

Nov 8, 2023 | 4:11 PM

MISSION – Mission city council has formally reprimanded one of its city councillors for misconduct and removed him from a city committee for a year.

On November 1, 2023, Council for the City of Mission resolved to censure Councillor Herar for conduct unbecoming a member of City Council in breach of the City’s Code of Responsible Conduct (2020).

As a result, Council resolved to:

• Request Council Herar pledge to immediate and ongoing compliance with the Code of Responsible Conduct.
• Require Councillor Herar to attend one on one coaching or other training respecting the nuances of the role of City Councillor.
• Issue Councillor Herar with a formal warning letter.
• Remove Councillor Herar from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee for one year.

The statement from the city of Mission says council took the matter seriously and assures the Mission community that due process and procedural fairness were followed. In particular, the matter was independently investigated by an experienced third party. It says Councillor Herar was provided with a fair opportunity to participate in the process and to respond to the allegations prior to Council’s consideration of the censure motion.

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Due to confidentiality applicable privacy legislation, council members are not able to discuss the details of the matter.

Herar has served on council since 2018 and served as a previous director-at-large for the Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA). Born and raised in Mission, Herar is a proud family member of a pioneer Mission family, according to his biography on the city of Mission website. He regularly speaks on topics of race-relations and cultural polarization issues at organizations and schools, as well as on television and radio. Ken and his wife, along with his stepdaughter, keep active within the community through philanthropy and facilitating events that build diversity and inclusion.

Herar earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of the Fraser Valley and completed a second Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University in General Studies. Herar also holds a third degree in General Studies from Thompson Rivers University.