Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina State of the City 2013
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#HamOntSnow is back
It looks like Hamilton will be on the receiving end of our largest snowfall in five years with 25 to 30cm possible. As we’ve done for three winter’s now, the #HamOnt Twitter community will help inform each other using our hashtag #HamOntSnow. Tweets using #HamOntSnow will appear in…
As it happened: The Rockhammer, No Downtown Casino presentations and Council debate on February 6, 2013
Hamilton City Council held a marathon session today to discuss numerous issues, the highlight being the casino debate. I livestreamed for over 8 hours and here’s some of the video highlights. (Note: this is under construction, so please check back for more) RockHammer Presentation to Council Councillor Sam Merulla…
AS PRESENTED: Letter to Council about crime mapping data
*The following is a letter I submitted to Hamilton City Council Wednesday morning in regards to a proposed motion calling on the Hamilton Police Service to adopt CrimeReports.com to display police activity on a map. * The motion was partially amended to reflect the concerns. General Issues Committee of Hamilton…
City of Hamilton fails to advertise citizen appointment opportunities
*I sent the following correspondence to City Council’s Selection Committee tonight noting, for the record, my concerns about an oversight that may prevent citizens from engagement on volunteer boards and committees. * Councillor Johnson, Chair of Selection Committee The City of Hamilton’s official website page for citizen appointment vacancies…
City of Hamilton Accountability and Transparency Sub-Committee for January 22, 2013
The Accountability and Transparency Committee met for the first time in nine months on January 22, 2013. They decided to plan to discuss achieving their 2007 goals at some point later in 2013.…
Hamilton Police Services Board for January 21, 2013 (Budget Approval)
The Hamilton Police Services Board met on January 21, 2013 to elected their chair and vice-chair for 2013 and approve the 2013 Hamilton Police Service budget.…