(BEN BULMER / iNFOnews.ca) December 15, 2020 - 2:00 PM A move by Vernon city councillor Kari Gares, which she said would encourages fairness and limit the perception of personal bias by limiting the amount of time elected officials could sit on more than 30 committees, has been defeated. Vernon council quashed Coun. Gares motion in a four against three vote following a lengthy debate at its Dec. 14 meeting. Coun. Gares put forward the motion in November, hours after the committee and board appointments were made – and she got none of the prominent files. While the numerous committees mean little to the public and get scant attention, who gets what, in many ways reflects the inner workings of council and the dynamics that exist between the politicians. It could be said that sitting favourably with the mayor scores a councillor a more interesting file.