Obfuscation in Spades.

14 December, 2010 3:23 PM

Anonymous Broderick Epps said...

Will Wendy be going to the off-site orientation? She has been against them in the past and indeed
boycotted the last one held off-site.

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14 December, 2010 8:11 PM

Anonymous Knowledgeable in Aurora said...

Re Wendy and the offsite meeting - I was wondering that myself. Please tell us Evelyn how that discussion went last night.

And, remember, although she and PM made sure there was no offsite for the 2006 Council, Wendy did vote to allow PM to attend the Region's offsite.

15 December, 2010 7:32 AM

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Councillor Gaertner was true to form last night. She challenged the Mayor's authority to file two notices of motion to be presented at the next Council meeting. She refused advice of the Clerk when he explained every which way, why the process was in order.

Councillor Gaertner insisted otherwise and declared to the world,this is a Council which has no respect for " The Town's Rules of Procedure"

In keeping with the Councillor's new-found authority, The Mayor was addressed as Mr. Dawe and the Councillor's rebuke was read from a prepared script.

Brock Weir,the Auroran reporter later received a hand delivered copy of the
presentation and declaration.

Clearly the Councillor is on a mission to demonstrate to the community at large, the mistake they made in their choice of Mayor Dawe to lead the Council in the next term.

Councillor Ballard also voted against the off-site orientation.

Councillor Gaertner, Gallo, Ballard also opposed the resolution reported out from the in camera meeting,against a recommendation submitted to Council at the in-camera meeting.

Said meeting lasted two hours. The same decision could have been arrived at within five minutes. It was the one made by the community, in the matter of legal action against three local families when they elected their new council on October 25th.

I can't tell you much about it because it's mostly a secret. Being an in-camera meeting and all that.

Rogers cameras were not at the town hall. So the first business meeting of the Council of 2010/14 will be lost to posterity. Except of course for the tapes the town makes.