City Hal will be open and Councillor Lisa Kearns will hold her meeting and the toilets will be spotless

By Pepper Parr

February 27th, 2026

BURLINGTON, ON

City CAO: “The questions raised by staff should not be interpreted as a means to deny access to the building for this meeting,”

It took a note from the City CAO (Chief Administrative Officer) to give some clarity to why ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns was originally told that she would not be able (permitted) to yuse part of City Hall for a public meeting she had announced for Saturday at 1:00 pm

The CAO responded to a resident with the following:

Good morning (We are not identifying the resident)

I have been asked to provide a response to your email.

City Hall is available for public meetings on the weekends.  Staff’s role is to ensure that the appropriate supports are in place for the use of the facility – this includes oversight of access and security, accessibility and wayfinding, room setup, any AV needs, as well as close-out after the meeting.

There was no prior notice to the relevant staff that this event was taking place.  As a result, staff raised questions about the event that were designed to ensure we could provide the necessary assistance.

The questions raised by staff should not be interpreted as a means to deny access to the building for this meeting, rather to ensure that an appropriate degree of coordination and support can be provided.

We regret the confusion this may have caused.  Thanks, Curt

We are still wondering who told the Legislative Services people to deny Kearns the access she required?

And when did the CAO realize that he had to step in and clear this up?

Obviously still some problems with lines of communication.

The event is still on:

Expect the toilets to be spotless!