Special In Camera Meeting Monday July 16 @ 7 PM Marie Fleming Hall

From the City of Vernon Bulletin Board:

Special Meeting Of Vernon and Coldstream Councils.

Meetings that may or must be closed to the public

90 (1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following:

(c) labour relations or other employee relations;
(d) the security of the property of the municipality;
(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality;
(i) the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose;

(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public;

Coldstream Website

NOTICE OF SPECIAL IN-CAMERA MEETING OF COUNCIL Date: Monday, July 16, 2007Time: 7:00 p.m.Place: Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre Marie Flemming (sic) Hall 3800 - 33 Street, Vernon, BC Re: In-Camera Meeting Pursuant to Section 90(1)(k) of the Community Charter

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Don Quixote Note: Although both councils will be attempting to close the same meeting they are doing so for different reasons apparently. Coldstream is requesting closure only under part (k) of section 90(1) of the Community Charter while the Vernon Council will attempt to shut the Public out under at least 4 additional clauses of the Charter. Perhaps they have different Agendas.

This meeting is OPEN to the public until our two esteemed Councils pass motions to move In-Camera after explaining what sections of the Community Charter they are invoking to do so. That is the time they usually boot us out. As this will be a nice summer day and the pool is nearby and open and is the first day of the counter petition campaign why not drop by and watch Democracy in Action. It may be only a 5 minute glimpse into what passes as Political debate and decision making in our cities but a change to meet and greet your council members should not be lightly tossed aside.

The age old Scientific question of whether there is more Hot Air rising from an open meeting of Council or an In-camera clandestine meeting should be of interest for the small children that may wish to observe this rare gathering of the Political hierarchy.

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Late Breaking Update: Coldsteam Agenda

Council to adjourn to an In-Camera meeting to discuss issues related to:Section 90(1)(c) of the Community Charter;Section 90(1)(d) of the Community Charter;Section 90(1)(e) of the Community Charter;Section 90(1)(i) of the Community Charter;Section 90(1)(k) of the Community Charter.