Ward Council

One of the things I will implement should I be privileged to be elected is to implement a Ward Council for Ward 5. The purpose of this is to hold a meeting at least monthly, more than likely twice a month, a meeting with both a fixed pre announced agenda and at least 1/3 if the time left open for ‘ad hoc’ discussions. I would consider holding one meeting during the day and the other on an evening and likely in locations around the ward, to allow people to attend one if the other is at an inconvenient time/location. The preplanned agenda items would be those which were identified to my office at least a week in advance such that the agenda could be published on my ward website. As part of my ‘transparency’ plan, I would also publish the minutes of these meetings on the web.

I would hope to be able to use these meetings to get input on issues which I would be voting on in the near future at the Council level. Various other wards in the city use this successfully and I am sure it would be of great use in our Ward. It will allow individuals as well as community groups to have more input and viability into Ward specific issues as well as those which impact the City as a whole.