City Council scoresheet February 9, 2009

As council prepares to make those hard decisions over the operating budgets for 2009, the day to day operations of council once again sought their attention at the first regular council meeting for February.

The details of which were highlighted by the Daily News, which provided their occasional scorecard of the votes on the issues they determined to be key from the night.

The most recent report provided details of the votes for the February 9th meeting, focusing on three questions that the Daily News felt commanded the most attention for Rupertites.

The feature appeared in the Friday, February 13 edition of the paper on page three.

Question one-- That council approve the changes to the terms of reference as proposed by the North Coast Health Advisory Committee with exclusion, that the city provide the resources secretary to record minutes and the meetings to be held in the Council chambers.

How council voted:

Mayor Jack Mussallem-- Yes

Councillor Anna Ashley-- Yes

Councillor Sheila Gordon-Payne-- Yes

Councillor Joy Thorkelson-- Yes

Councillor Nelson Kinney-- Yes

Councillor Kathy Bedard-- Yes

Councillor Gina Garon-- Yes

Question Two: That council give a third reading and adopt the zoning amendment bylaw No. 3274, 2009

How council voted:

Mayor Jack Mussallem-- Yes
Councillor Anna Ashley-- Yes
Councillor Sheila Gordon-Payne-- Yes
Councillor Joy Thorkelson-- Yes
Councillor Nelson Kinney-- Yes
Councillor Kathy Bedard-- Yes
Councillor Gina Garon-- Yes

Question Three: Should a member of council be unsure about a conflict of interest that they are able to seek legal advice (tabled)

How council voted:

Mayor Jack Mussallem-- No

Councillor Anna Ashley-- Yes

Councillor Sheila Gordon-Payne-- No

Councillor Joy Thorkelson-- Yes

Councillor Nelson Kinney-- Yes

Councillor Kathy Bedard-- No

Councillor Gina Garon-- Yes