Thompson’s first Committee of the Whole meeting was held earlier this week.

 

City council opted to make the switch from multiple standing committees to a Committee of the Whole format to make it easier for councillors with full-time jobs to attend committee meetings in person, as they were previously scheduled during the work day.

 

The city says committee meetings will still be streamed through Zoom and the recordings will be published on Youtube and Facebook.

 

Mayor Colleen Smook says combining the committee structures into one, all-inclusive meeting is an opportunity to ensure that every councillor is at the table and that they’re getting the same information at the same time.

 

Smook adds it also makes it easier for the public to follow the city’s progress.

 

Items covered in the meeting included the memos on ICIP grant projects and Norman Northstars game fees, as well as a letter from the hash-tag Safer Highway Six Action Group about lobbying the Manitoba government to invest in improving the highway.