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11-20-2009, 12:28 AM
A very sleepy Jason here.
At Tuesday’s Council meeting Nick Waterfield presented a fine report on the remuneration of Council - well thought out and well presented. The Committee, which was appointed by Council, to examine the issue of Council remuneration suggested an increase to $27,500 from the current $$18,000+. The recommendation was based on the examination of similar municipalities and the feeling that the time of an all- volunteer Council have passed. Last night’s meeting was a perfect example of the reason why Councillors should be paid more. The pay should include an override for boredom. Only those with a high tolerance for boredom should run. Mayor Rosen’s tolerance has run out.
The philosophical divide on Council was very apparent in the discussion about funding for Rideaucrest.
Either Standards of Care are being threatened or they are not. The impression is that this issue is either about money or about care. Take your choice. Your decision depends on which side of the political fence on which you sit. Surely there is room for compromise on this issue. I heard no voices of compromise. Is this not the role of the mayor? Was he working behind the scenes to ensure smooth consideration of this knotty problem? It would not appear so. He has clearly given up. Perhaps he doesn’t see arranging compromises as his role. Should he?
City Bits.
If the traffic administrator thinks the speed bumps on Queen Mary Road actually slow traffic, he has never driven the Road. Great fun driving around them!
At Tuesday’s Council meeting Nick Waterfield presented a fine report on the remuneration of Council - well thought out and well presented. The Committee, which was appointed by Council, to examine the issue of Council remuneration suggested an increase to $27,500 from the current $$18,000+. The recommendation was based on the examination of similar municipalities and the feeling that the time of an all- volunteer Council have passed. Last night’s meeting was a perfect example of the reason why Councillors should be paid more. The pay should include an override for boredom. Only those with a high tolerance for boredom should run. Mayor Rosen’s tolerance has run out.
The philosophical divide on Council was very apparent in the discussion about funding for Rideaucrest.
Either Standards of Care are being threatened or they are not. The impression is that this issue is either about money or about care. Take your choice. Your decision depends on which side of the political fence on which you sit. Surely there is room for compromise on this issue. I heard no voices of compromise. Is this not the role of the mayor? Was he working behind the scenes to ensure smooth consideration of this knotty problem? It would not appear so. He has clearly given up. Perhaps he doesn’t see arranging compromises as his role. Should he?
City Bits.
If the traffic administrator thinks the speed bumps on Queen Mary Road actually slow traffic, he has never driven the Road. Great fun driving around them!