Region puts on an Effective Municipal Councils workshop on Setting the Course.

By Pepper Parr

November 29th, 2018

BURLINGTON, ON

REVISED: This story was revised when city hall provided information the Gazette did not have.

There was a meeting of The Council of the Regional Municipality of Halton and the Councils of
The Town of Halton Hills, The Town of Milton and The Town of Oakville who took part in a Joint Council Workshop presented by Fred Dean and Nigel Bellchamber on “Effective Municipal Councils – Setting the Course”

The City of Burlington Council members didn’t take part – four of the seven won’t be returning to the Region or city hall for that matter.

Someone got creative and found a way to invite the new members of Burlington’s city council to sit in on the event. Senior staff members sat in on the presentation.

Attending as guests: Regional Councillors-Elect: Angelo Bentivegna, Kelvin Galbraith, Lisa Kearns, Shawna Stolte and Rory Nisan. Staff guests included: Kwab Ako-Adjei, Mary Battaglia, Laura Boyd, Joan Ford, Chris Glenn, Allan Magi, Danielle Manton, Angela Morgan, Nancy Shea Nicol and Mary Lou Tanner.

Half of the taxpayer provided salary paid our city Councillors is for the work they do at the Regional level. This is where they meet.