1997-11-12_Minutes
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COMMON COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 12, 1997
At a meeting of the Common Council, held at the City Hall in the City of
Saint John, on Wednesday, the twelfth day of November, AD. 1997, at 4:15 o'clock
p.m.
present
Shirley McAlary, Mayor
Councillors Arthurs, Ball, Brown, Chase, Fitzpatrick, Gould,
Knibb, Trites and Vincent
- and -
Messrs. 1. Totten, City Manager; J. Nugent, City Solicitor; A
Beckett, Commissioner of Finance; J. C. MacKinnon,
Commissioner of Environment and Development Services; B.
Fillmore, Assistant Deputy Chief of Police; J. McNamee, Assistant
Deputy Chief of Police; Mrs. M. Munford, Common Clerk; and Ms.
C. Mosher, Assistant Common Clerk.
MeetinQ Called To Order
Mayor McAlary called the meeting to order and, having made the
observation that, as it has been the policy of the City of Saint John which includes the
Saint John Police Department that Council discusses personnel issues in Committee of
the Whole, advised that this meeting of Council would be recessed until 8:00 o'clock on
this date.
Councillor Brown asked to be heard and, upon the commencement of
his comments, the Mayor noted that she had recessed the meeting.
Following the above-mentioned recess, the Council meeting reconvened
at 8:25 o'clock p.m., when there were present Mayor McAlary and Councillors Arthurs,
Ball, Chase, Fitzpatrick, Gould, Knibb, Trites and Vincent, and Messrs. Totten, Nugent
and Fillmore and Mmes. Munford and Mosher.
The Mayor noted that the purpose of this meeting was the appointment
of an Acting Chief of Police from 5:00 o'clock p.m., Friday, November 14, until such
time as a new Chief of Police was in place.
The Mayor expressed the view that Council, in discussing candidates for
Acting Chief of Police in Committee of the Whole, did so in accordance with the City's
policy to discuss all personnel issues in Committee of the Whole so as to protect the
reputation, credibility and sensitivity of the people concerned; and advised that the
resolution she was about to read had been discussed in Committee of the Whole
earlier this date.
On motion of Councillor Knibb
Seconded by Councillor Vincent
RESOLVED that Clarence Cogswell is
hereby appointed Acting Chief of Police of the Saint John Police Force effective upon
the retirement of Chief David J. Sherwood at 5:00 p.m. on November 14, 1997, and
continuing until the appointment of a new Chief of Police or until the earlier termination
of the "acting" appointment by the civic authority:
AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that while Acting Chief of Police
Clarence Cogswell be paid Step 1 of Group 9.
Question being taken, the motion was carried with Councillor Gould
voting "nay".
The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned.
Common Clerk