I didn't Mean

To start  let's  jump all over Nigel  movement.. He  didn't get elected. There is no election. He is not a candidate. Anyone who chooses,  has a right to be a candidate.People have a right to vote but not to challenge a person's right to let their name stand and take their chances. 

The story I told to-day was relative to rules of order and  unexpected results if misapplied.

Council has spent considerable time on the procedure bylaw, as it pertains  to rules of order.

I don't think we've got it right yet and we should take all the time we need. Since it only applies to how council works, it should not go back onto the agenda of a  council meeting or a general committee meeting until we've finished  it.

I think we should  sit together  around a table and hammer out  outstanding issues until we agree. It's not a matter for the majority to impose their will on the minority.

It's a matter for mutual  agreement, confidence and trust that we all have the same understanding and support for the rules. 

Legislative bodies under  British Common Law have had rules that worked for centuries with amendments to bring them up to date. The basic principles still apply.

We did too until the last several councils decided they could mess with them to  the  advantage. of special interests.

I don't care who hangs with us if they want to but nobody should have to sit through  the working session  other than the clerk and  council
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The Bylaw has  been scheduled to be read at the next council meeting. . I think that's a mistake.