Deputy Mayor Gibb’s inconsistent approach to committees’ involvement: committees are ‘experts’ but they shouldn’t determine service level.

May 13, 2024 Council meeting

Big Creek watershed email from resident and discussion.

“I’m not going to oppose this motion. I mean, it is what it is. I just personally, I think it’s a little bit, um, I think that this should have gone through the environmental committee. I kind of feel bad that we’re cutting them out of the loop because that’s really their purview. But like I said, this is, I’m not going to oppose it on that. I just think in the future we should think about our committees because they meet and they’re the experts. I would have preferred it to go through that committee first,” said Gibb.

June 25, 2024 Council meeting

Gibb asked Councillor Pouget to clarify her motion to “make a motion to direct administration to request the audit and finance committee to perform a cost analysis study of the Libro Centre.”

“As a member of town council, I’m not comfortable with having a committee determine the level of service that we’re going to provide to our residents. That’s, I think a decision of Council. I would be glad to have that discussion during budget as far as the Libro Centre budget goes, but I can’t support having a committee make that decision for our residents.” said Gibb following clarification.