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The first of Council's September foursome!

Nobody knows the Agenda yet, duckies, because the City has yet to publish this newly-created "eleventh hour" meeting.

Need I remind everyone of the City's Procedural Bylaw, which specifies when meeting Agendas are to be available? Or of the sleaze-o-rama fact that this Council has a certain reputation for sneaking in meetings without giving proper notification to the public, which then get ratified at General Committee mere moments later and then stamped into being at City Council mere moments later?

EDITED:

Ah, lookie here – an eleven-and-a-halfth hour posting of the Agenda on the City's eScribe (!) : https://pub-barrie.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=d223a478-df0e-4a22-9dee-9abdb02ada91&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English

A presentation on the City's Financial Position, top-secret stuff from the Investment Board "about an identifiable individual", Q2 Investment Report, PLUS top-secret stuff about a litigation matter involving Social Housing... and a discussion item on Social Housing which doesn't include any information.

Don't forget, all these undisclosed items will be rammed through immediately following this meeting at General Committee, and rammed deeper moments later at City Council. Oh, accountability and transparency, wither art thou???

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General Committee

Barrie City Hall or YouTube, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, ON

The second in September's Council Foursome – starts immediately following the yet-to-be-Agenda'd Finance and Responsible (HA!™) Governance Committee meeting.

Approving the June Affordability Committee meeting AND the 5pm yet-to-be-Agenda'd Finance and Responsible (HA!™) Governance Committee meeting. Bunch o' traffic bylaws and traffic signals, and a confidential report about Development Charges. Also of interest, the Integrity Commissioner's Report on the past term of office – fancy undies time, duckies!

Get the full details at the City's eScribe (!): https://pub-barrie.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=d124bd4d-b5fd-422b-95ea-b7087634fe5f&Agenda=Agenda

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Affordability Committee

Barrie City Hall or YouTube, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, ON

The third of September's Council Foursome.

Public Meeting for a subdivision at 3218 Wilson Drive and 816 Sunnidale Road (yup, the annexed lands...). Approving the Heritage Barrie Committee's report from June.

Get the full details at the City's eScribe (!): https://pub-barrie.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=b0b5c514-a346-48a4-8079-52ba7e9e0731&Agenda=Agenda

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City Council

Barrie City Hall or YouTube, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, ON

The final of September's Council Foursome.

Recognizing people who sports. Approving the General Committee items from earlier the same day, which also approve the as-of-yet-not-Agenda'd Finance and Responsible (HA!™) Governance Committee's items from slightly earlier that same day. Nothing suspicious to see here, pay no attention, move along... Oh sober second thought, where art thou...?

Find out more... maybe... at the City's eScribe (!): https://pub-barrie.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=7b24fbed-3158-4015-a761-31667f0e0795&Agenda=Agenda

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Well, it's not exactly the Royal Albert Hall, dahrlings, but we make do with what we have, don't we?

Council and Committee meetings are (usually) streamed live on the City's YouTube Channel, so you can watch along with me (either live, or when it's all done and you can fast-forward through the infuriating bits).  A list of all upcoming meetings (plus minutes from prior meetings) is kept at the City's Legistar portal.  Agendas and direct video links for the coming week should be posted there by Wednesday evening (although punctuality is not always the City's forte, especially when they want a chance to complain about "11th hour" correspondence).  I'll do my best to update the calendar in comparatively timely manner.

Never fear, the Scribe is here!