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Vol. 2, No. 48
The Voice of North Grenville
December 3, 2014
New Council sworn in
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Photo by Micheal Pacitto by David Shanahan The council that was elected last month was sworn in for their four-year term on Monday night. Mayor David Gordon, and returning councillors Tim Sutton and Barb Tobin, are joined by newcomers Jim Bertram and Frank Onasanya, the new team to guide our municipality’s fortunes through the coming challenges and triumphs that are bound to come. And the new boys were put to work straight away, as the first Committee of the Whole of the new regime was held that evening. The new councillors were assigned their commit-
tee roles by Mayor Gordon. Jim Bertram was given Public Works, while Frank Onasanya got Parks, Recreation and Culture. Tim Sutton has been given Planning & Development, while Barb Tobin takes on Corporate Services. David Gordon takes responsibility for Emergency & Protective Services. That is not, of course, the extent of their workload. There are many other committees on which councillors have to sit and these have also been revealed: Jim Bertram gets the Heritage Advisory Committee, the Kemptville College Foundation, Library Board and Rideau Heritage Route
Tourism Association. Frank Onasanya sits on the Accessibility Advisory Committee, the KBIA Board and the Kemptville District Hospital Board. Tim Sutton retains his role on the Economic Development Committee, as well as the NG Chamber of Commerce and the NG Accessible Transportation [NGAT] Committee. Barb Tobin is Deputy Mayor, and sits on the Police Services Board, the Trails Advisory Committee, the Ferguson Forest Centre Board and the Community Grants/Civic Awards Advisory Committee. Mayor Gordon takes on his normal role on the United Counties, as well as
the Community Emergency Management Committee and the Police Services Board. It is certainly going to be a very busy four years for the new council, and the allocation of committee seats underlines, once more, the pressure this puts on just four councillors. The need for an extra councillor needs to be addressed as soon as possible in the new council’s mandate. The public will be invited to submit their names for membership of these various committees in the near future, and those interested in the work of these many committees are encouraged to volunteer and help guide the future of our community.
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