There were a few unhappy councillors at the end of Monday91裸聊视频檚 (Apr.22) meeting following a failed attempt to reconsider pay raises voted on and passed a week ago.
Councillor Ron Cannan made the motion to reconsider which was supported by Coun. Mohini Singh.
91裸聊视频淐an we ask for greater clarity on why, we make so many decisions day in and day out, we need to reconsider this decision?91裸聊视频� asked Mayor Tom Dyas.
Cannan pointed out that he made a request at the end of last week91裸聊视频檚 (Apr. 15) meeting that he wanted to be on the record as opposed to adopting the remuneration bylaw.
Dyas asked Cannan why he had a change of heart.
91裸聊视频淭here wasn91裸聊视频檛,91裸聊视频� Cannan replied. 91裸聊视频淚 missed the vote it was my mistake. I waited until the end of the meeting so as not to disrupt proceedings91裸聊视频 asked to be on the record as being opposed. I was told I can91裸聊视频檛 because our council procedure bylaws require it to come back for reconsideration.91裸聊视频�
City clerk Laura Bentley confirmed that 91裸聊视频渃ouncil may put forward a motion to reconsider a decision already made.91裸聊视频�
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During the Apr. 15 meeting, an item before the remuneration bylaw was removed from the agenda, which appeared to confuse some councillors as to which matter they were voting on.
91裸聊视频淚 made a mistake,91裸聊视频� admitted Coun. Rick Webber regarding the deleted item. 91裸聊视频淚t had been taken off the agenda kind of on the fly and I hadn91裸聊视频檛 caught on to that, I was distracted.91裸聊视频�
Webber said by the end of that meeting he wondered if council actually voted on remuneration. 91裸聊视频淚 had to go back and look at the tapes and saw indeed we did vote, and we all voted yes. It was later I realized I voted on the wrong thing.91裸聊视频�
Although, Webber added he did not see a need to reconsider the matter as the result is not likely to change.
Councillors Singh and Gord Lovegrove said they made similar mistakes. Singh said previously that she is not opposed to a raise, just the amount.
91裸聊视频淚 would like to see my vote documented as being against it, but I don91裸聊视频檛 have a big problem with it.91裸聊视频�
Lovegrove said he and his colleagues voted on something they missed.
91裸聊视频淲e were distracted, whatever words you want to use. Reconsideration could overturn that bylaw and that91裸聊视频檚 not where I91裸聊视频檓 going with supporting this motion.91裸聊视频�
Coun. Loyal Wooldridge said that revisiting the decision would set a dangerous precedent.
91裸聊视频淚t is incumbent on us to be paying attention to the agenda and the clerk does a great job of ensuring where we are at in the agenda.91裸聊视频�
Lovegrove attempted to make a motion, citing a parliamentary rule that would allow council (with 75 per cent support) to amend the minutes of the Apr. 15 meeting to reflect the non-support of the four councillors.
Dyas didn91裸聊视频檛 allow that, prompting Cannan to call for a point of order and ask the city clerk if that was a possibility. Bentley noted that the minutes had already been adopted by council.
91裸聊视频淭he minutes reflect what transpired in the meeting91裸聊视频t91裸聊视频檚 not practice to amend them after the fact.91裸聊视频�
Dyas said in reviewing the video of the Apr. 15 meeting it was clear to him how councillors voted.
91裸聊视频淚 do not want to get into a practice of turning around and revisiting decisions especially when we91裸聊视频檙e dealing with major developments and if something gets into a 5-4 vote and want to change our vote at the end of a meeting I don91裸聊视频檛 want to set that precedent.91裸聊视频�
Council voted down Cannan91裸聊视频檚 motion.
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