Updated Story A proposed “cooling down” policy for senior staff is being extended to cover former City Councillors after an amendment at Council’s Audit, Finance, and Administration Committee moved by Councillor Brenda Johnson. “We should be leading by example,” said Johnson. “If we are imposing this on employees, we…
An internal City audit finds that only 4 of 154 outstanding building permit violators from 2013 were facing legal action from the City in February 2014. There was 354 projects, that the City found out about, that started work without a building or demolition permit in 2013 and only 200…
Councillors will debate a post-employment cooling off period for senior staff, Development Charge credits for The Centre on Barton, tax competitiveness, and upgrading the City’s online public mapping service. Live video starts at 9:30am. The [full agenda](http://hamilton.siretechnologies.com/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=648&doctype=AGENDA)…
Update: Council’s AF&A Cmte approved the waiver. Council must vote on any waiving of Development Charges for “new” developments. [](http://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/800px-Rock_Gardens_B.jpg)RBG's Rock GardensThe Royal…
Update: Council’s AF&A Cmte approved the extension. The Centre at Barton is asking City Council to extend its development charges credits for an additional five years, beyond the usual five-year limit for DC credits. [](http://joeycoleman.ca/…