His other motivation for showing up to City Hall was to keep his seat at the council table.

College Ward City Councillor Rick Chiarelli has reset the clock for himself to keep his seat at the council table, as his family expresses concern that he would not be granted medical leave. He's also declaring a conflict of interest in the city's Intergrity Commissioner's report into sexual misconduct allegations against him.

The councillor had not shown up to a council meeting since December 12, meaning he was at risk of losing his seat if he didn't show up at another meeting in the three months following that date.

Chiarelli was previously denied medical leave by council late last year, after allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace, even though had provided doctor's notes detailing health issues he had been facing since August of 2019.

Just days after the councillor's December appearance at City Hall, he underwent open heart surgery.

Wednesday's appearance at City Council Chambers came as a surprise, but Chiarelli's family says he had to show up because they had "no confidence whatsoever" that he would be granted a medical leave of absence if he applied again, so he had to be there to keep his seat.

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My husband went to some of the City Council meeting today.(Continued in attached image) pic.twitter.com/JEExgjHY4j — Rick Chiarelli (@RickChiarelli) February 26, 2020

Chiarelli was wheeled into chambers by his family members around 9:30 a.m., he stayed for a couple of votes on motions and then got wheeled out about 25 minutes into the meeting. While at council, he did declare a conflict of interest in the Integrity Commissioner's interim report about him, from earlier this month.

"If I was advising Mr. Chiarelli," said Mayor Jim Watson, "I would strongly suggest that he meet with the Integrity Commissioner to put forward his side to the story."

Chiarelli provided no comment to reporters on his way out, with his family blocking any access to the councillor. The only comment came from his wife, Lida, as she asked reporters to leave the councillor alone.

Chiarelli has denied all sexual misconduct allegations against him.