Hi Everyone:
It is hard to believe that the election was about six months
ago. In many respects it seems like a lifetime ago. Since then I have learned a
lot and realize I have a lot more to learn. For the record I have made mistakes,
but I am learning from them.
In the past few months changes have been implemented and are
ongoing. I campaigned on responsible change and that is the path I have been
trying to follow. Here are some of the changes.
Open Meetings:
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Our public meetings have much material and last
longer. According to Councillor Biberdorf the Open Meetings have gone from 45
minutes in the past to 2 hours and more.
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More information and decisions are made in
public: the water safety report, finances, budget, and many other items not
related to labour, land, and legal are now in the Open Meeting.
Governance:
·
We are focused on governance. As an example we
are working with Administration to have their reports be much more outcome
oriented.
·
One of the challenges is to find the right line
between being good governance leaders rather than managing the Town.
·
We are trying to move towards a strategic long
term plan for the community.
This coming weekend Council will be having a retreat
discussing:
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The Official Community Plan leading to Strategic
planning;
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Improvements to governance;
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The budget process;
·
Human Resources.
This week I am in Humboldt at the Municipal Infrastructure
Conference where I have been asked to make a presentation. I will share details
of the presentation later.
Recently I met with a potential partner for Phase 2 of our
multi use facility. It was a good meeting but it is good to be patient as we
work out what the partnership will look like. We have been looking for
potential partners for Phase 2 to help make the facility feasible and
sustainable.
It has been two months since my wife’s accident. Thank you
for your enquiries, kindness and prayers; we appreciate them very much. Annette
is improving but still has not had a headache free day. Her vision and hearing
are still a problem as well.
In the next week or two I will be launching a website to
better communicate what is happening. I have moved away from Facebook because
it was very time consuming. I will let you know the web address when everything
is ready to go.
Please write or phone if you would like me to discuss a
particular topic. If you have any questions or comments drop me a line at the
town office or email me at mayorenns-wind@kindersley.ca.
I appreciate your feedback.
Have a good week!
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