She's allowed to push for things she believes in. That's not a conflict of interest, it's what she was elected to do, all nine of them. Members of council should recuse themselves on anything they had a previous opinion on or that they complained about? That's ridiculous. At the end of the day, she's only one voice out of nine anyway, she's not imposing anything on anyone. You may not like her stance on the issue but there's nothing wrong about what is happening. But here's a question for you Mr Venne: if you and your friend Mr Lewington had been elected to Council, would you have recused yourselves on the question of whether to abolish the vaccine mandate? 🤔
You make some good points. But I think there is a difference between previously expressing a personal opinion and being directly involved in a conflict related to this new proposed bylaw.
If I were an employee affected by the vaccine mandates, I would have certainly disclosed my conflict of interest and may have seeked council to decide if I should be allowed to vote.
But my concern with the vaccine mandate was not related to myself personally. It was related to the unfairness of it with respect to the existing staff and volunteers that were affected. Not to mention the ramifications it had because it prevented elected councillors from sitting in council chambers.
At the end of the day, I agree that the mayor has the right to have an opinion on this matter or any matter.
But she should remember to put the best interest of the municipality ahead of her own (i.e. an apparent desire to improve the "character" of her neighbourhood).
Never vote in a person with an agenda. But karma will have her say.
She's allowed to push for things she believes in. That's not a conflict of interest, it's what she was elected to do, all nine of them. Members of council should recuse themselves on anything they had a previous opinion on or that they complained about? That's ridiculous. At the end of the day, she's only one voice out of nine anyway, she's not imposing anything on anyone. You may not like her stance on the issue but there's nothing wrong about what is happening. But here's a question for you Mr Venne: if you and your friend Mr Lewington had been elected to Council, would you have recused yourselves on the question of whether to abolish the vaccine mandate? 🤔
You make some good points. But I think there is a difference between previously expressing a personal opinion and being directly involved in a conflict related to this new proposed bylaw.
If I were an employee affected by the vaccine mandates, I would have certainly disclosed my conflict of interest and may have seeked council to decide if I should be allowed to vote.
But my concern with the vaccine mandate was not related to myself personally. It was related to the unfairness of it with respect to the existing staff and volunteers that were affected. Not to mention the ramifications it had because it prevented elected councillors from sitting in council chambers.
At the end of the day, I agree that the mayor has the right to have an opinion on this matter or any matter.
But she should remember to put the best interest of the municipality ahead of her own (i.e. an apparent desire to improve the "character" of her neighbourhood).