No. I know there’s not a day that I don’t log on that I have 15, 20, sometimes 30. On the other side of the heated debate, Executive Director of Ruth and Naomi’s Mission, Bill Raddatz, reminded that if council denies the three-year extension, shelter occupants will be left with no living options besides the streets. Sam Waddington, for out-of-town conferences, such as in-room dining charges for breakfasts, and an AirBnB rental over the Grey Cup weekend. She also thinks the crosswalk won’t “change attitudes.”. “We are slowly starting to bring in supportive housing which will take in a lot of folks – but with our wait list, right now we have 20 people who are going into supportive housing at the end of this month, and still have a wait list of 50 so we’ll just end up filling them again. Advisory Committees to Council have their own mandate or 'Terms of Reference,' with committees comprised of two Council members (as Chair and Vice Chair), organization/business representatives, community representatives, and appropriate City staff. Some out-of-town conference receipts also have to be initialled by the mayor. He said that an extension is imperative in ensuring homeless people have a place to stay while awaiting the implementation of increased housing support. When it comes to painting a rainbow on a crosswalk or baby feet, crosses, anti-immigration or anything else, it becomes a political statement. In a disappointing and intellectually lazy move, the mayor and four members of city council voted against allowing for a simple, positive symbol of acceptance at the Sept. 3 meeting. The next Regular Council Meeting will be Tuesday November 03, 2020 in Council Chambers at 03:00PM. Council pay levels and expenses are made public every year as per the city’s updated remuneration and expenses bylaw, which now includes remuneration, mileage and expenses. The retirement allowance paid to former mayor Sharon Gaetz in 2019 was $21,534. The electronic versions of the City of Chilliwack Council minutes are provided for information purposes only and are not the official versions. She will be joining other stakeholders at a rally outside of City Hall on Tuesday, which is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. Cullen said the purpose of the rally is to openly say no to the extension, which she believes isn’t a temporary solution. I had at least that on Saturday morning alone that all spoke against it,” he said, agreeing with Counc. Chilliwack (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ l ə w æ k /) is the 7th-largest city in British Columbia by metropolitan area, with 101,512 people. Sue Knott gave several reasons for not supporting the crosswalk. Harv Westeringh was concerned about the safety of citizens using the crosswalk. “You cannot change attitudes by painting crosswalks.”. The highest 2019 expenses were reimbursed to Coun. READ MORE: Mayor FOI’d one councillor’s expenses, Do you have something to add to this story, or something else we should report on? Sue Knott in the amount of $1,304. Daily Hive is a Canadian-born online news source, established in 2008, that creates compelling, hyperlocal content.