Comparing Municipalities: Integrity Commissioner Complaints
The Public Record reported, Ontario’s Ombudsman Paul Dubé has denounced the City of Hamilton’s practice of charging a $100 fee to file a complaint to Hamilton’s Integrity Commissioners when a person believes there has been a violation of Council’s Code of Conduct. Dubé wrote City Council on January 12, 2022, calling on Council to remove…
Continue readingCommunities Are More Than Festivals
While Amherstburg won a Festival award, Central Huron won the Inclusive Community Based Initiative Award at this year’s Economic Developers Council of Ontario Conference for their Shop-ability Project to create an entire downtown that was accessible. Read the Blackburn News article: Municipality wins award for accessibility project. Anne Rota’s Report To Council on Open Air…
Continue readingComparing Amherstburg To Other Municipalities: Police Requests For Information
The OPP answered my questions without requiring a formal request. When I requested two documents from Windsor Police, its FOI Coordinator advised me of the $5 fee for Municipal Freedom of Information and the Protection of Privacy Act requests; she quoted section 17(1)(c). She did respond but stated any further requests should be in accordance with the…
Continue readingComparing Amherstburg To Other Municipalities: ‘Missed opportunities’: Saanich park renovation excludes people with disabilities: advocate
Does this sound familiar? A park renovation has one Saanich mother frustrated about a lack of accessibility for people with disabilities in design processes for public amenities. Read the full Vancouver island Free Daily article.
Continue readingComparing Amherstburg To Other Municipalities: Satisfied With Police Service
I reached out to Essex County mayors of OPP policed municipalities and inquired if they have conducted any satisfaction surveys about policing in their communities. Included in this post is the audio of Deputy Mayor Gibb’s February 8 comments; he mentioned that he spoke to other municipal leaders in the county and certain ones have said they’re not satisfied with…
Continue readingComparing Amherstburg To Other Municipalities: Accessibility Committee Applications
How will council appoint applicants on January 23 pursuant to the AODA 2005 if they are unaware of applicants’ eligibility? Section 29 (3) of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 states: ‘A majority of the members of the committee shall be persons with disabilities. 2005, c. 11, s. 29 (3).’ Amherstburg advertised, ‘A majority of the members…
Continue readingComparing Amherstburg To Other Municipalities: Candidates’ Questions
Are candidate and third party advertiser questions to administration disclosed to the public? I received two different answers when I requested the same information from Amherstburg and Toronto. Amherstburg: I requested information, without revealing the source, to post to the burg watch blog. Answer from CAO Critchley: Please file a Freedom of Information Request for this…
Continue readingComparing Amherstburg To Other Municipalities
How do other municipalities deal with issues affecting residents? I plan to find out and create a series of posts making comparisons. Through Administrative reports to council, municipalities are compared for wage increases, voting methods and the recently debated accounts payable on the agenda motion.
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