Another special meeting of Niagara Regional.
Another special waste of time!
Acting Chair Kelly Edgar struggled to hold the meeting together in the face of disrespect and grandstanding leaving the greater part of the open council meeting being described by one spectator as a 'bozo eruption'!
There were councilors spouting veiled support for the miscreants at the center of the 'crises' and other councilors trying to remind council why the special meeting was called in the first place.
Fact: A Government that can't purge itself of Miscreants is a danger to the public.
Perhaps the highlight moment was delivered by Councilor Heit at the 1:23 mark of the wasted special meeting pointing out the fact that no questions could be answered because the collective miscreants with the answers were a 'NO-SHOW'.Conclusion: This Niagara Regional Council has spent more of their valuable abbreviated time defending their squalid conduct than they have in husbanding the needs of Niagara!
Attached is an email sent to all councilors regarding the disgraceful meeting held last Thursday.....
ReplyDeleteSubject: Council Meeting of August 16
I am totally frustrated by the outcome of Thursday’s meeting. I am appalled that it took so long to approve the agenda and that some can talk so long but say so little. Councillor Edgar had the patience of a Saint.
The region has lost all credibility. The filibustering by some members of council is just the symptom of how out of control the council has become. This council no longer represents the people of Niagara. Several councillors have shown they have no desire to resolve the issues. As such I firmly believe that Caslin cannot under any circumstances be permitted to Chair any meetings related to this subject.
Please do not tell me these are only perceived issues. They ceased to be perceived issues when “the circling of the wagons” began.
The citizens of Niagara have a right to transparent government and politicians who truly are looking out for our best interests. In order to resolve the current issues any and all investigations must be done externally with absolutely no links whatsoever to the region or their staff. People hired to do the investigations must have the skills required to do a complete job – don’t hire someone to investigate email transactions when they have no experience in the digital world of computers. Or are we just delaying the investigation to buy time to purge the evidence?
If indeed Caslin extended D’Angelo’s contract without the authorization of council then both Caslin and D’Angelo should immediately be placed on administrative leave. If any lawsuits occur regarding termination of D’Angelo’s contract with regard to changes/benefits in the revised contract, the Region should immediately initiate a lawsuit against Caslin for any and all costs.
I am glad that there is an election coming in October. This farce will be fresh in people’s minds. It has become very clear who the “bad guys” are.