NEW VICTORIA COUNCIL HOLDS INAUGURAL MEETING
Dec 2, 2008
THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE NEW VICTORIA COUNCIL GOES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NEW MAYOR DEAN FORTIN SAYS THE MEETING WILL BE MOSTLY CEREMONIAL.
BUT, FORTIN SAYS THE REAL WORK WON'T BE FAR BEHIND.
"THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO REALLY DIG IN ON IS RE-ALIGNING HOW WE DO OUR WORK DOWN AT CITY HALL," FORTIN TELLS CFAX 1070’S AL FERRABY. "HOW CAN WE BECOME MORE EFFICIENT? MORE TIMELY? AND, AT THE SAME TIME, INSURE REAL PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INPUT INTO THE PROCESS."
VICTORIA'S NEW COUNCIL ALSO HAS THE AWKWARD TASK OF VOTING THEMSELVES IN A RAISE AS ONE OF THEIR FIRST AGENDA ITEMS. THIS COMES AS THE TUMBLING ECONOMY PUTS PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOODS AT RISK.
MANY COUNCILORS, THOUGH, POINT OUT THE RAISES WERE PART OF A PROCESS STARTED LONG BEFORE THE NEW COUNCIL TAKES OVER TUESDAY.
- RYAN PRICE
