Mississauga Musings

Councillor Saito is blatantly engaging in what I will politely call "backfilling." (Another term first sprang to mind, involving the hind end of bulls and fertilizer.)

As Councillor Saito knows full well, all she had to do to halt the Batista persecution (oops, prosecution) was to refuse to co-operate. Even if the Crown had wanted to proceed, which is highly doubtful, there would have been no case if Saito simply refused to testify that she felt threatened.

Make no mistake, Pat Saito wanted that case to go to trial. Any attempt to convince us otherwise should be treated with the contempt it deserves. How stupid does Saito think we are?

The big mind twister is to close in on the link between Don Barber’s “Big Yellow Taxi” and straight into to Justices Dennis O Conner’s June 29 2001 Transcripts http://mail.tscript.com/trans/Walk_Jun_29_01/index.htm

“Q: But you see it's not -- Premier, it's not
15 the fact as to whether the interference was successful or
16 not, it's the fact of the interference that is totally
17 improper and contrary to our Charter of Rights.”

Madam Kellogg’s of Gaspé, Quebec, never should have levee tax increases through secret society commissions before the region became awash in Watergate Pooling. The Mississauga Justice system and City Council only rely on the Ford Assembly operation sheets to get home “Just In Time” for dinner (JIT).

Hey there Wayne,

Now, now. Don't confuse readers here.

You and I --and especially Don Barber-- know that the "Big Yellow Taxi” you're referring too isn't yellow.

Big Yellow's Taxis are white. With blue lettering saying "RESPONSE UNIT" on them.

Good to hear from you again.

Signed,
The (stuck on Maui) Mississauga Muse

Oh, do you mean the ones they used to throw into cereal boxes to tip the scales ? I thought Cocoa Puffs quit doing that after the Bobbing Cuckoo Bird offer ?

Just ask Nando Iannicca how he snaps the wheels back on his train derailment set and council might come up another secret evacuation pooling manual for cereal Mayors and their “Actioning” figures

Soon the Emergency Response Unit will have encourage Don Barber not to open all the Cornflake’s boxes at Walmart just to look for the Mississauga Mayor.

County to hire investigator; Agent will look into concerns over closed meetings

BRENDAN WEDLEY
Local News - Thursday, August 02, 2007 @ 00:00

Peterborough County is moving ahead with its plan to hire an investigator to respond to concerns about government meetings wrongly closed to the public.

County council endorsed the plan to hire an investigator to meet a Municipal Act requirement that comes into effect Jan. 1.

The county would pay the investigator $2,000 a year and each participating township would pay $300 a year as a retainer.

In addition, the investigator would be paid $75 an hour, plus mileage and expenses, for each investigation.

Any municipalities without an investigator as of Jan. 1 will be subject to investigations of closed-door meetings by the provincial ombudsman's office.

It's better to appoint an investigator since municipalities would still have to pay the cost of an investigation by Ombudsman Andre Marin, county chief administrator Gary King said.

"The current ombudsman is a bit of a media hound. He loves to get attention," King said.
"There's not very many people in municipal circles that hold the ombudsman in high regards. "Definitely, he would be viewed as impartial. I don't know that he would be viewed as the best alternative."

Cavan-Monaghan Deputy Reeve Brian Fallis agreed.

The ombudsman has been chomping at the bit to investigate municipalities, Fallis said.

"I really don't think we want to go there," he said.

The Municipal Act changes that come into effect Jan. 1 dictate a person can request an investigation into whether a municipality or local board has respected rules governing when meetings can be closed to the public. Municipalities must have regards for the investigators' independence and impartiality.

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario is also creating a pool of investigators that can be drawn upon on a fee-for-service basis for investigations.

City officials have told The Examiner city council will be presented with an information report on the options available and will then decide which path to take.

County officials decided to recommend a familiar face.

Stephen Fournier, the soon-to-be-retired chief administrator of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, was the only person contacted for the job, King said.

Clerk Lynn Clark told council current and previous wardens of the county will be familiar with him in his work with the Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus.

"Fournier is well respected in the municipal field," she said.

It's important to hire someone who is familiar with municipal government procedures and issues, King said.

With council endorsement, county officials will now take the proposal to member townships. The proposal will return to council as a bylaw to hire Fournier.

Fournier has been the chief administrator of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville since December 1999. He's scheduled to retire Sept. 30.

He's also worked as a town clerk, a planning administrator and in several other municipal government positions.

He graduated from Brock University in 1976.

Fournier is a qualified and respected individual in municipal realms, Warden Ron Gerow said.

"All of us are interested in open, transparent and accountable government," he said.

The county will be able to offset some of the cost by collecting a fee from anyone who asks for an investigation, Clark told council.

King suggested the fee be set at $125.

The only people who will want an investigation are disgruntled ratepayers or the media, King said. "I would suspect that they would try to take a run at us as they have a number of times in the past," he said.