Is this Why Phil Meagher Was Fired?

It was about a week ago that the City of Guelph quietly fired Transit General Manager Phil Meagher. No reason was given to the public about why such a key person in senior staff was removed, especially before the annual budget process was about to begin, but does the agenda for the upcoming Committee-of-the-Whole meeting offer an insight into why? Continue reading “Is this Why Phil Meagher Was Fired?”

City Sets Meeting Time for Exclusive Discussion on Water-Taking

Following council’s unanimous decision last week to discuss a motion to come out against further water-taking in the area as a political body at November’s Committee-of-the-Whole, Mayor Cam Guthrie has upped the ante by announcing a special meeting to be exclusively about the issue. Continue reading “City Sets Meeting Time for Exclusive Discussion on Water-Taking”

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole for October 3, 2016

Corporate Services and Public Services are on tap for this second Committee-of-the-Whole meeting. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here to read Politico’s preview of todayt’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 3, 2016”

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 3 Meeting?

Monday is city council’s second Committee-of-the-Whole meeting, and observers are hoping that all the kinks were worked out in September. This month, the committee will tackle issues from Public Services and Corporate Services. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 3 Meeting?”