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Hamilton City Hall Election Compliance Audit Committee for September 6, 2016

by Joey ColemanSeptember 6, 2016

Hamilton’s City Council appointed Election Compliance Audit Committee will consider two applications for compliance audit regarding Ward 7 By-Election candidates.
The complaints, filed by two citizens, are related to campaign in-kind contributing and campaigning expenses for Howard Rabb and the failure to retain an independent auditor by Uzma Qureshi.
Live video starts at 7:00pm, the meeting begins at 7:30pm

City Hall, Council Standing Committees, Videos

Hamilton City Council Planning Committee for September 6, 2016

by Joey ColemanSeptember 6, 2016

Two OMB appeals filed against the City, a motion for Council to file a OMB appeal against a Committee of Adjustment decision on the Beach Strip, housekeeping changes to the Urban Hamilton Official Plan, changing to the Planning Application process to address road-widening allowance concerns, and the City’s official comments on the Greenbelt Review and Inclusionary Zoning.
Live video starts at 9:30am

The Public Record Email Edition

Rural Zoning is Hard and Don't Be a Jerk: The Public Record's Hamilton City Hall Take-Away for September 1, 2016

by Joey ColemanSeptember 2, 2016

Rural zoning is hard, that’s today’s takeaway from City Hall as the truck route sub-committee and committee of adjustment both grappled with challenging wording in rural zoning and truck route bylaws.

City Hall

A Shout-Out to City Hall Staffer for Great Work

by Joey ColemanSeptember 2, 2016

You can’t fight City Hall, but sometimes you can get help there. How one City staffer help a resident achieve their dream backyard.

City Hall

Don't Be A Jerk at Hamilton's Committee of Adjustment

by Joey ColemanSeptember 2, 2016

Don’t Be A Jerk is good advice in life in general, at Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment, it’s important.

City Hall

Truck Route Sub-Committee Votes for Blanket Exemption for Farm-Plated Trucks in Rural Hamilton

by Joey ColemanSeptember 2, 2016

After many meetings of discussions, councillors agreed to amend City’s truck route bylaw to change to allow MTO farm license plated trucks to operate anywhere within the rural boundaries.

Videos

Hamilton City Council Truck Route Sub-Committee for September 1, 2016

by Joey ColemanSeptember 1, 2016

Full Video of the Hamilton City Council Truck Route Sub-Committee for September 1, 2016

News

We Need to Focus on Compassion for Drug Addiction And Pass a Good Samaritan Law

by Joey ColemanAugust 31, 2016

We’re failing to put compassion above criminalization when dealing with drug overdose situations, it’s time to pass Bill C-224 and save lives.

City Hall

Awaiting Ruling from Court of Appeal on Hamilton v. Canada Post

by Joey ColemanAugust 31, 2016

Hamilton’s City Solicitor tells Metroland’s Hamilton Community News that she is “hopeful to see a decision in two to four weeks” in the City’s legal battle against Canada Post.

City Hall

Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for September 1, 2016

by Joey ColemanAugust 27, 2016

Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment will hear 24 variance or severance applications during its first meeting of August. Here are some of the applications that drew the attention of The Public Record’s Joey Coleman.