By Pepper Parr
October 31st, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
This is unfortunate.
An investigation has found that the City of Burlington contravened the Municipal Act by failing to give required notice of closed meetings earlier this year, where councilors discussed hiring a new city manager.
In January, Burlington City Council passed a staff recommendation to hold special closed council meetings in January and February to conduct confidential interviews and deliberations related to the recruitment of a new city manager. The motion waived all requirements for public notice of any closed meetings related to the city manager search.
The issue has nothing to do with the person chosen to serve as the next City Manager (the title for the job was changed to Chief Administrative Officer – (CAO)
It has everything to do with the way the Mayor chose to ride roughshod over the rules. It also reflects on Council members who chose not to insist that the Mayor follow the rules.
Most of the discussion will take place behind closed doors
0N the subject of reports …can we expect a report on the recent junket How much did it cost taxpayers?What concrete things were accomplished?Why so many from City Hall?
After a lengthy delay and efforts to change closed meeting rules, she never gives up does she.
She is never wrong – clinical narcissism.