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Supporters of Medicine Hat mayor show out to council as it confirms rotating chair
Mayor Linnsie Clark entered Medicine Hat's council chambers to applause from the public gallery ahead of a meeting that lasted late into Monday night. Coun. Allison Knodel, who was chairing the meeting in place of the sanctioned Mayor Clark, called for decorum from residents in the chamber as council business got under...
Apr 09, 2024
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Medicine Hat council motions prepare for logistics of post-mayor governing
Medicine Hat city council's recent moves to take Mayor Linnsie Clark's powers away will loom large at its Monday meeting as it considers procedural changes made necessary by the sanctions.A group of seven councillors voted unanimously last month to eliminate most of Clark's duties after finding she broke council's prov...
Apr 08, 2024
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Medicine Hat city council to sort who will chair meetings after mayor sanctions
Medicine Hat's city council on Monday is expected to confirm its new approach to filling the gaps left by a mayor unable to chair meetings.Mayor Linnsie Clark would typically chair regular council and Administrative Committee meetings but those abilities were taken away after she was sanctioned by her colleagues on Mar...
Apr 06, 2024
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Medicine Hat council to vote on refreshed code of conduct bylaw
A refreshed code of conduct that allows for the City of Medicine Hat's administrative staff and members of the public to file complaints against those who sit on council will come forward for final approval Monday.Currently, only those elected to council are able to file a complaint against their colleagues.Alberta's M...
Apr 06, 2024
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Premier Smith says code of conduct needs review amid controversy in Medicine Hat
.Premier Danielle Smith said Friday her government is looking into the possibility of changes to municipal code of conduct requirements after Medicine Hat's mayor was charged with misconduct and had her powers taken away. READ MORE: Tap into ClarkWatch "I've asked our minister to make sure that we're looking at th...
Apr 05, 2024
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Medicine Hat mayor says questions to city manager were 'needed', continues transparency push
Medicine Hat Mayor Linnsie Clark says the questions she asked the city manager in an exchange last year were necessary to uphold transparency at council, a mission she aims to continue even while limited by sanctions her council colleagues put in place indefinitely.WATCH: Mayor Clark gives first CHAT News interview sin...
Apr 04, 2024
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