In past City Hall coverups and scandals, Wilson, Danko, and Clark have voted differently than the Old Guard political faction.
The Municipal Act forbids Wilson, Danko, and Clark from explaining why they voted differently than the rest of Council.
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Council to Release Part of “Investigative Update” on Wednesday after Meeting
The investigation was first presented to Council on December 8.
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Hamilton City Clerk Says Council Cannot Appoint Committee Members in Last Year of Term
The Office of City Clerk Andrea Holland says the Municipal Act bans any appointments to council bodies in the 12 months prior to election. No citation has been provided.
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Red Hill Inquiry Hearings “Anticipated” to Start in mid-2022
Cost of Inquiry now between $18 to 20 million dollars as City Council asked to give City Manager spending authority of up to $1-million more for extra external legal counsel for City Hall, and permission to hire more communications staff.
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Clr Tom Jackson Says Trucks Downtown Are Not Safe nor Age Friendly for Seniors
Jackson is encouraging the Seniors’ Advisory Committee to speak against trucks in areas with large numbers of seniors as pedestrians and residents.
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PHOTO: Council First In-Person Committee Meeting Since COVID
Hamilton City Council’s licensing committee, the Licensing Tribunal, held its first meeting since February 2020 this morning.
This is the first in-person City of Hamilton public meeting since the beginning of the COVID pandemic in March 2020.
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City and Medallion Reach Deal to Allow New Nine-Storey Rental Building at 195 Wellington Street South
The Ontario Land Tribunal is expected to approve next week, the deal including protections for existing tenants with condition no building permits will be issued unless the City is satisfied tenants are properly relocated.
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After Provincial Intervention, McMaster Wins Exception from Development Charges for Private Partnerships
The City of Hamilton agrees to amend its development charges bylaw to exempt McMaster’s private-public partnerships from DCs.
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Ontario Auditor General: Province Failing To Prevent and Respond to Homelessness
Report finds a lack of tracking, data collection, spending oversight, and strategies as serious problems and calls on the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and House to act immediately to standardize municipal approaches to homelessness, ensure reliable data collection, implement spending oversight, and to set standards for everything from affordable housing waitlist prioritization to emergency shelter operations.
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Hamilton Planning Staff Releasing Discussion Paper on Migrant Farmer Residences in Jan or Feb
The paper will discuss servicing, location, and size requirements for this form of housing.