Present -- Mayor-elect W. L. Cobb; Councillors-elect I. N. Bonnell, S. D. Nelson, J. Ryll, C. Smith, L.T. Walters and S.J. Zacharias
Also Present:
Darrell Garceau - City Manager (CAO)
Cindy Bouchard - Corporate Officer/Mgr of Legislative Services
Rena Schill - Corp Services/Records Mgmt Coordinator
Ken MacInnis - Communications Coordinator
Tom Chung - Mgr of IT
Geoff Paynton - Director of Community Services
Alan Madrigga - Mgr of Ec Dev
Deb Radolla - Mgr of Active Living
Nigel Whitehead - Planning Tech
Members of the public
Members of local media
Meeting called to order at 6:04pm by the City Manager
The City Manager welcomed everyone in attendance
The following individuals took their Oath of Office/Allegiance - conducted by D. Garceau, City Manager:
Walt Cobb - Mayor
Ivan Bonnell - Councillor
Scott Nelson - Councillor
Jason Ryll - Councillor
Craig Smith - Councillor
Laurie Walters - Councillor
Sue Zacharias - Councillor
Father Derrick Cameron of Sacred Heart Catholic Church was then called upon by Mayor Cobb to give the Invocation/Blessing upon Williams Lake City Council
The Mayor's Chain of Office was then transferred from outgoing Mayor Kerry Cook to new Mayor Walt Cobb
Mayor Cobb presented a gift of appreciation to Kerry Cook for her 6 years of service as Mayor of Williams Lake
Councillor Laurie Walters presented a gift of appreciation to Geoff Bourdon for his 6 years of service as a Williams Lake City Councillor
Councillor Sue Zacharias presented a gift of appreciation to Danica Hughes for her 3 years of service as a Williams Lake City Councillor
Councillor Ivan Bonnell presented a gift of appreciation to Surinderpal Rathor for his 21 years of service as a Williams Lake City Councillor
Mr. Rathor was given a standing ovation by all in attendance after his presentation from Councillor Bonnell
Inaugural Addresses by Mayor/Council:
Inaugural Speeches were made by Mayor Cobb & City Councillors Ivan Bonnell, Scott Nelson, Jason Ryll, Craig Smith, Laurie Walters and Sue Zacharias
Public Addresses to Mayor/Council:
2 People addressed Council
Business:
a) Council established the dates for the Regular Meetings of Council for the calendar year 2015 as follows:
January 13 & 27
February 10 & 24
March 10 & 24
April 14 & 30
May 12 & 26
June 9 & 23
July 7 & 21
August 18
September 1 & 15
October 6 & 20
November 3 & 17
December 1 & 15
b) Council designated Councillors to serve as Acting Mayor for the calendar year 2015 as follows:
January - Councillor Ivan Bonnell
February - Councillor Scott Nelson
March - Councillor Jason Ryll
April - Councillor Craig Smith
May - Councillor Laurie Walters
June - Councillor Sue Zacharias
July - Councillor Ivan Bonnell
August - Councillor Scott Nelson
September - Councillor Jason Ryll
October - Councillor Craig Smith
November - Councillor Laurie Walters
December - Councillor Sue Zacharias
c) Council received for information the report of the Manager of Legislative Services concerning the appointments of Mayor Walt Cobb for Council appointments to Committees, Standing Committees, Ad Hoc/Select Committees and Community Committees for the 2014/2015 term
d) Pursuant to Section 784 of the Local Government Act, Council appointed Mayor Walt Cobb to the Cariboo Regional District Board as the City of Williams Lake Director for 2014/2015 and further pursuant to Section 786 of the Local Government Act, Council appointed Councillor Ivan Bonnell as the City's Alternate Director to the CRD Board of Directors.
e) Mayor Walt Cobb was appointed to the Cariboo Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition Board as the City's Director for 2014/2015 and Councillor Sue Zacharias be appointed as the City's Alternate Director
f) Mayor Walt Cobb was appointed to the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) Regional Advisory Board as the City's Director for 2014/2015 and Councillor Craig Smith be appointed as the City's Alternate Director.
g) Council proclaimed Friday, January 2, 2014 as "Wrestling Day" in the City of Williams Lake, pursuant to City of Williams Lake Policy No. 115.
Meeting adjourned at 7:05pm and refreshments were then served in the City Hall Foyer
3 comments:
Congrats to all, and thank you to the outgoing officials for your years of service to our community.
On another note, it is quite sad and rather disturbing that there was no First Nations blessing and recognition of traditional lands included, yet a Catholic blessing took place? This says a lot to me about how this Mayor and Council shows, or doesn't show, their respect.
What's happening with the former CM lawsuit?
Anonymous #2:
Thanks for your comment...
As of this writing and of Fri Dec 6th at 4:30pm - there is no final decision in the case of DeGagne v Williams Lake (City)
Thanks,
Steve
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