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With two years until the 2022 municipal election, citizens groups are forming and the need for an independent Auditor General will likely be an issue as Hamiltonians look to clean up a culture of cover-ups.
Of the 85 complaints, 31 resulted in investigations being launched, 23 were referred to various City units with “response required”, 25 referred with “no action required”, and 20 “no response required / not enough information / out of jurisdiction”.
Nominations will be simpler for the public to submit to the City. Instead of the “current requirements for extensive information about the nominee’s career”, the new process will ask the nominator “to confirm basic eligibility criteria and provide reasons why they think the artist should be recognized”.
There were no scheduled dates in this appeal during spring, and I had mistakenly thought a March 2019 cancellation occurred in 2020. I regret the error.
“When that kind of behaviour is practised, it diminishes the institution of Council and in my opinion the City government as whole. It is not in keeping with how I think elected individuals should serve.”
The new policy was implemented in the past few weeks, surprising developers and City planning staff. The policy is not on the City website, and no staff in the Development Industry Liaison Group meeting were able to explain it.
The provincial government appointed Dundas resident Milinda “Mel” C. Athulathmudali to the Hamilton Police Services Board for a three year term beginning on September 10, 2020.
City Hall appointed a jury to review six shortlisted submissions, and the jury selected WoodGate by Team Make.
“Given its size and dramatic lighting, the proposed work will be impactful both day and night and can easily become a local landmark. The proposed seating adds an interactive component not present in some other proposals”, the jury report states.
The Town Halls will occur every other Thursday at 7pm from now until the end of 2020, and can be watched live on the City of Hamilton YouTube page, on Cable 14, or heard on 900 CHML radio.
Despite having one of the largest communications departments of an Ontario municipality, the City Manager’s Office made a purchase order for $200,000 on a communications consultant in Q2