Rutherford
The proposed amendments to the code of conduct bylaw that could go into effect this week make me think of the mushroom strategy, which says "keep em in the dark and feed em BS."
This Wednesday & Thursday, City Council will address a number of proposed changes to the code of conduct bylaw that concerns the public accountability of the same City Councillors. Unless I misread the Journal article, I think City Council has too much input into the code of conduct bylaw as it concerns Council itself.
Ward Anirniq Coun. Erin Rutherford says holding councillors accountable to the public is the point of this process. She thinks council needs to know more about the intended and unintended consequences of the clauses that are being proposed, and that they haven’t had time to really, fully shore that up and that it should be sent back for more work.
A review of recreation programs and how resources are allocated came at the request of city council, particularly from Ward Anirniq councillor Erin Rutherford.
While the city has programs targeting a diverse range of people, Edmonton is in the dark about whether its programs are truly meeting Edmontonians’ needs because they haven’t been consistently reaching out to the broader public to identify wants, gaps and barriers, nor has the city been using demographic data to support this work, according to a new audit report. The auditor found Edmonton’s community and recreation branch overall doesn’t have an effective approach to equity because they do not have a clear plan to achieve this, nor a way to track results.
The administrators’ report written in response the audit says a balance must be struck between the provision of programming with the consideration of operational costs, revenue offset and ensuring the utmost is done to minimize tax levy increases so as not to further impact known structural budget challenges.
This is along the lines of Bill C 67, Although I would agree that misinformation is a challenge, it is compounded by the fact that the Government will define the terms with a potentially political or biased polemic that could be tyrannical and coercive.