Backlog of reports draws harsh criticism from city councillors
Continued delays on reports due to requests by city staff for more time caused city councillors’ frustration to boil over.
As council combed through a line-by-line list of open issues and reports being worked on by city staff that was brought forward Monday, nearly all members vocalized their annoyance with the time it has taken to get some reports back to the table. Ward 8 Coun. Ted Zurakowski kicked off the round of the rants when he saw the projected end date on a report on the zoning out of methadone clinics from residential areas. The item was first discussed on Oct. 10, 2017, but the report wasn’t expected to be completed until Sept. 1, 2018.
“I am not very excited about the time length,” he said. “These issues are priorities.”
Zurakowski said councillors have to jump through a number of hoops and work hard to persuade their colleagues to vote in favour of each item on the list to get their requests investigated.