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1 FREE i 1 OneTouch Ultra® Meter * easy to use * proven accuracy you can trust * tiny blood sample size can mean less pain* * results in just 5 seconds * displays results in Canadian (mmol/L) Ask your pharmacist about a free* upgrade today! * When use waith GoeTan: tNaelourh Miita Meters & Indiv.dual dispensing ‘ee Ofer oggores baly 1 when you buy or get a box of 100 OneTouch* Ultra® Test Strips measurements only may DP tra 3 iho Asqust ind Samp + Citizen disputes idea that act would cause confusion Continued from page 1 said Theâ€"legislation, also known as BB 123, is pro posed to include municipal councils and committees. Waterloo council. with supâ€" port from the Association of Municipalities of Onturio {AMO)}, is urging the province to exclude municiâ€" palities from the equation, strictly because it isn‘t a legâ€" islation that‘s being made under the Municipal Act. Robert Fleming, a memâ€" ber of Watertoo Watch and the only delegation to parâ€" ticipate in the topic, urged Waterloo council to continâ€" ue with its current good efforts in maintaining transâ€" pareney in council chamâ€" bers. "I am very pleased to see how well Waterloo is striving to uphold transparency and openness these days, when compared to other local municipalities," Fleming said. "As it pertains to municiâ€" palities, this issue is far less about where such legislaâ€" tion ought to be encoded... and is far more about clariâ€" fying, and most importantly, enforcing and policing such legislation." â€"Fleming pointed out to council that Bill 123 was designed to touch upon : 2002 FOCUSs °: WAGON SPORT _ =â€" Auto, AfC,; pw., pl., cruize, fit & â€" â€" i teother, cruise, Wit, A/C, p.w., * 330. [ tR W . 1 Sn on kaxs: ©17,995 1 13,995 â€" transparency Issues across the province as a whole and not merely at just the municipal level. Chis is why, Fleming feels, it is appropriate to propose such legislation outside of the Ontario Municipal Act. "Why does the city say nothing about how citizens will "Remarkably, this report completely downplays any merit of Bill 123. essentially saying that the Municipal Act is the way we should go," Fleming said. "Why does the city say nothing about how citizens will benâ€" efit under the transparency protections achieved through Bill 123?" Fleming rejected the idea, mentioned in the staff report, that the proposed legislation would create confusion for council, administration and the pubâ€" lic. benefit under the transparency protections achieved through Bill 1232?" "We know we have to â€" Rabert Fleming concerned citizen abide by the Highway Tratfic Art. We know we have to abicde by the criminal laws, but the average citizen is still abte to juggle these and drive around the city," Hleming said. However, Epp reiterated that council‘s intention was to try and matke the laws more simplistic rather than complex. "It‘s not a matter of counâ€" cil irying to mggle informaâ€" tion... it‘s just best to do it in one piece of legislation," Epp said. "Why not make it simple rather than make it complex." As part of the proposed bill. a decision made by council could also be overâ€" turned by the privacy comâ€" missioner if it was deterâ€" mined that a closedâ€"door meeting had been impropâ€" erly conducted. As discipline, each counâ€" cillor who participated in the improper meeting could also be fined up to $2.500. Coun. Gary Kieswetter was the only councilior to vote towards having the bill passed by government, citâ€" ing the bill also forces counâ€" cillors to be more liable. "I have good access to a city solicitor... if I choose not to ask a city solicitor about something, then 1 should be held accountable for my actions," he said.