Trouble at Ann Mitchell's new job?
Lac Ste. Anne County calls special closed-door meeting. Notice went out Sunday afternoon for a meeting Monday afternoon. Less than six months after being hired on a five year contract as Lac Ste. Anne County's top administrator, Ann Mitchell is presumably the subject of a special closed-door council meeting scheduled for Monday.
The Seconder Rule: What Councillors Say vs. What the Law Requires
Two Medicine Hat city councillors have said that councillors should get a seconder for a motion before bringing it to a council meeting. But the Municipal Government Act and the official handbook for councillors say something different. This difference matters because Medicine Hat residents already have a low tolerance for decisions made behind closed doors.
What Medicine Hat can learn from other cities about water safety Communication
Lenea Grace, executive director of the Lifesaving Society's BC and Yukon branch, puts it this way: "You'd never get into your car without doing up your seat belts, so please make sure that you're zipping and clipping your life jacket on when you set foot on a boat"
It Was Never About The Water
We have seen a number of times when councillors have seconded a motion they did not agree with just to get it on the table and discuss. Sometimes councillors who held one opinion before the debate changed their minds after the debate. This council refused to debate it.
📽️ Council Honeymoon is over
COWARDS!
That word was uttered by an angry observer just before they walked out of council chambers.
The honeymoon is definitely over as not one council member seconded Councillor Cocks motion.
