Soft start for Curt Benson - little to say at his first Council meeting as CAO

By Pepper Parr

August 14^th, 2025

BURLINGTON, ON

It was his first day taking part in a City Council meeting as the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

Curt Benson: City CAO

Other than being introduced, Curt Benson didn’t have a word to say.

Call it a soft start.

There just wasn’t an occasion for Benson to say anything.

The Mayor could have asked Benson for a few words.  Nope.

Benson is a superb planner and on planning issues, he will have a lot to say.

On the administration side – we don’t know yet.