Economic Standing Policy Committee finishes second day of deliberations
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The Economic Standing Policy Committee of city council passed an omnibus measure which approved most projects left over under the C (Transportation Projects), E (Environmental Utilities) and F (Electric Utility) Sections of the Capital Improvement Program investment proposals for 2022-2031 cycle Tuesday morning, and was able to successfully to get a start on considerations in Section D (Community Projects) in the afternoon. Before moving on to D Section council debated and unanimously passed a motion by Coun. Jeffrey Carlson, who is acting as vice-chair of Economic SPC, to put aside $10 million in CIP funding as a reserve against future needs or if additional federal or provincial grant opportunities become available in the next four years which require matching funds from the City instead of allocating all available CIP funds.
LTC looking forward to contributing to improved processes
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By Letter to the Editor on May 7, 2021.
Editor: Over the last few months, our City Manager Craig Dalton has engaged in open dialogue with the Lethbridge Transparency Council (LTC) on issues brought forward by the LTC. Our joint goal is to create a conduit to City Hall, where citizens can not just raise concerns, but also confirm information and understand the reasoning behind decisions and proposals being put forward by the City. A recent example illustrates this dialogue. Through media, it came to our attention that the City of Red Deer disclosed having a workforce of about 1,100 employees whereas Lethbridge was closer to 1800. The LTC could not find enough information to assess this difference, which if true would be concerning, so we put the question to Mr Dalton.
Council embracing diversity in the municipal workforce
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Lethbridge city council has voted unanimously to embrace a new mandate for diversification of the workforce for the corporation of the City of Lethbridge.
The motion, brought forward by Coun. Belinda Crowson, directs the city manager to create a municipal workforce that is “broadly reflective of the citizens and communities it serves — and to look at its hiring practices and policies in order to accomplish the goal.
“There is an old document that used to hang in classrooms during the Second World War called the ‘Canadians’ Creed, ” said Crowson in her closing debate during Tuesday’s city council meeting.
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