Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the February 5 Meeting?

For February, it’s Corporate Services and Public Services month at Committee-of-the-Whole, kicking off what’s going to be a very busy month in the council chambers. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the February 5 Meeting?”

Committee-of-the-Whole Post-view: What Happened at the January 15 Meeting?

It was a contentious and surprisingly lengthy first meeting of the Committee-of-the-Whole for 2018 as topics from Governance and Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise were debated. This is the first of what will be a series of “Post-views” by Politico for council meetings, a recap of the meeting in the similar format of the regular preview post for each meeting. Continue reading “Committee-of-the-Whole Post-view: What Happened at the January 15 Meeting?”

Committee-of-the-Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the January 15 Meeting?

t’s back to business as usual (or unusual as the case may be) at city council. The first Committee-of-the-Whole meeting of the year will deal with the city’s stock of religious lands, sign bylaws, and promotional expenses. Continue reading “Committee-of-the-Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the January 15 Meeting?”

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole for December 4, 2017

Get ready for the final Committee-of-the-Whole meeting of 2017! You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here to read Politico’s preview of today’s meeting. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s committee meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole for December 4, 2017”

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the December 4 Meeting?

Governance, Corporate Services, and Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise are on the agenda for this, the final committee meeting of 2017. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the December 4 Meeting?”

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole for November 6, 2017

Corporate Services, Public Services, and the Audit Committee all have their say, as well as a redux of the Speedvale Bridge Underpass Trail debate, are all up for discussion at this month’s Committee-of-the-Whole. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here to read Politico’s preview of today’s meeting. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s committee meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole for November 6, 2017”

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 6 Meeting?

This month at Committee-of-the-Whole, we hear from the Audit, Public, and Corporate Services portfolios, and we begin part two of the debate to decide the fate of the proposed trail beneath Speedvale Bridge. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 6 Meeting?”

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole for October 2, 2017

Happy October! Let’s discuss Governance, Public Services, and Infrastructure, Development & Enterprise. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here to read Politico’s preview of today’s meeting. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s committee meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole for October 2, 2017”

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole for September 5, 2017

We begin the fall session with money matters. So get out your abacus and get ready to go over variances with this month’s Committee-of-the-Whole. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here to read Politico’s preview of today’s meeting. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s committee meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole for September 5, 2017”