12.53 comment to Variations on a Theme post.
You are right. No member of council has authority to direct staff. It's covered in. Clause 4
of the Code of Conduct.
Which was the predeccessor of the Code of Ethics.
Which was preceded by a written policy.
Which was preceded by a common understanding of the principle of democracy.
The various Codes have required Council members to read and understand whichever Code is in effect.
Therein lay the perennial problem.
It may be something like Quebec's proposed Charter of Values ; interpretation .
It depends on who you happen to be talking to .
If, for example , you talk to Councillor Gaertner ,you would receive a different interpretation than if you're talking to me. But it could be the same as several other Councillors.
Which is why I haven't signed two copies of the document. one to remind me of my commitment to abide by principles, not commonly understood let alone practiced by other members of council.
Once you have enough votes to become elected, nothing more needs to be signed.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure there was a lot of Councillor-directing- Staff in the previous administration. This term it appears to be the other way around. But it's very hard to tell who knows what at the table. Certainly not a group working as a whole to accomplish something for residents.
ReplyDeleteDidn't know you had a late shift. Raining nicely. Sleep well.
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