I hope that work could be done to refine the process for a citizen's assembly so that it would be ready to go in case of another vacancy in the future.
While I advocated for the appointment in this particular case, I was disappointed at the tone from some councillors emphasizing speed and avoiding expense. Those should have been minor considerations in my mind.
Some more coverage from CTV Kitchener.
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/kitchener-to-fill-ward-10-seat-with-2022-election-runner-up-1.6716805
A bit of coverage from the Waterloo Region Record - "Kitchener looks to appoint runner-up to fill Ward 10 vacancy"
https://www.therecord.com/news/council/kitchener-looks-to-appoint-runner-up-to-fill-ward-10-vacancy/article_589f29be-ff9b-5a1e-8401-5d17c015e8bd.html
I hope that work could be done to refine the process for a citizen's assembly so that it would be ready to go in case of another vacancy in the future.
While I advocated for the appointment in this particular case, I was disappointed at the tone from some councillors emphasizing speed and avoiding expense. Those should have been minor considerations in my mind.
Agreed! We need to find an opportunity with enough time to try it out.