Tag: 2022 Municipal Election

RECAP: Election Committee Decides No Audit Needed For Mac Expenses

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Just when you thought that the 2022 Municipal Election was over… On Monday, the ultra rare Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee met to consider a petition to audit the campaign expenses of Ward 1 candidate Thai Mac, and the ultimate result of those deliberations was to not send this application forward for an external audit. What the committee heard, and how they got to their decision, is revealed below. Continue reading “RECAP: Election Committee Decides No Audit Needed For Mac Expenses” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 28 Meeting?

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This regular meeting of council will hold no real surprises (except, perhaps, the start time). Council will ratify the Committee of the Whole agenda, and there may be some attempted adjustments made there on a couple of items, and there’s a surprise additional topic to be considered as part of the consent agenda. Also, come early for a special second meeting on an entirely different subject. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 28 Meeting?” →

This Week at Council: Trees, Short-Term Rentals, and Rec Centre Back On

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If you liked trees and tax policy, then this was the Committee of the Whole meeting for you! The packed agenda saw just about every service areas get some time in the spotlight from the internal audit plan, to potential new rules for short-term rentals, to a new plan to finally get the South End Community Centre built. The big item though, naturally, was the plan to increase the city’s tree canopy. Continue reading “This Week at Council: Trees, Short-Term Rentals, and Rec Centre Back On” →

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for March 7, 2023

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Strap in for what might look like a long one! You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for March 7, 2023” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 7 Meeting?

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It’s a jammed-packed agenda at March’s Committee of the Whole meeting; dare we say there’s something for everyone? From the desk of Corporate Services we’ve got some budget information. From Public Services we’re going to hear more about trees and AirBnBs. And then, it’s the big one, how we’re going to build the South End Community Centre with all the economic pressures. All that, and there’ll be some Audit stuff too. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 7 Meeting?” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #357 – The New Kids on the Block Part 2

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Next week, council will have their meeting to confirm the 2023 budget, which, on the surface, seems like a relatively ordinary and straightforward procedure, but it may be a pretty big hint at the challenges that are coming for the members of city council, old and new alike. In terms of the new, and the challenges they’ve already been facing, this seems like a good time to get to know a few more of the new council players. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #357 – The New Kids on the Block Part 2” →

RECAP: Accessibility Committee Completes December Agenda, Talks Playgrounds and Elections

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Back in December, the Accessibility Advisory Committee got an early jump on most of the City’s local boards and advisory committees by holding a pre-Christmas meeting that ended up going past the two hours set aside for the meeting. So instead of waiting until February to finish the agenda, the executive decision was made to hold a special meeting in January, and here’s how it all unfolded! Continue reading “RECAP: Accessibility Committee Completes December Agenda, Talks Playgrounds and Elections” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #356 – The New Kids on the Block Part 1

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On Open Sources Guelph we talk to all members of city council regularly, so it seemed fitting to kick off this new council term last fall by talking first to the five new councillors. For the next couple of weeks on this podcast, we’re going to collect those initial interviews starting with the new reps from the odd number wards in Guelph as we get to know the new players at the council table. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #356 – The New Kids on the Block Part 1” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #355 – …The Rest of the Year at City Council

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Here’s the first episode of the podcast for the year, and what are we talking about? Stuff that happened in the year that just ended! Before we let 2022 go for good, we’re going to go around the horseshoe, the one in the council chambers at 1 Carden Street, one more time. There weren’t that many council meetings between September and December, but that doesn’t mean nothing interesting happened. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #355 – …The Rest of the Year at City Council” →

RECAP: First AAC Meeting of the Term is “To Be Continued…” in January

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At the first meeting of the new Accessibility Advisory Committee this term, things were so busy that they had to declare that the meeting would be continued at a special meeting of the committee that will take place in January. The entire two hour meeting was all about committee orientation, so the other two items will have to get an airing next month. In the meantime, you can see the preview of the meeting here, and find links to the Twitter coverage below. Continue reading “RECAP: First AAC Meeting of the Term is “To Be Continued…” in January” →