By Mark Squibb/January 20, 2023
The opening moments of a Witless Bay council meeting are usually pretty unremarkable, as council, like all town councils everywhere, begins each meeting by adopting the minutes of previous meetings. The minutes are an official written record of the previous meeting’s proceedings and decisions and a staple of municipal recordkeeping and administration.
During last week’s public meeting, however, when council came to the part of the agenda where it was supposed to review and vote on the previous meeting’s minutes of December 22 it hit a roadblock; the minutes were not to be found.
“Because those are not in our package, I recommend we adopt them at the next meeting,” suggested councillor Ralph Carey.
That suggestion was agreeable with the rest of council, who unanimously approved the delay.
During that December 22 meeting, council adopted the 2023 budget and tax structure, deferred making a decision on whether the Town will help fund the Bay Bulls Bauline Athletic Association, and approved closure of the Town Hall over the holidays.
