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Bolger further wants to make sure any direction from council arrived at by consensus or majority vote be clearly communicated to Bolger said council should have a hand in shapâ€" ing messages made on behalf of the council to make sure they are more effective in the way they communicate with conâ€" stituents and ensure a colâ€" lective council message. The list also includes informing councillors of public events that any city representative is invited to, and offering them an opportunity to attend or at least know about the meetâ€" ing and its potential effect on the community. Bolger‘s formal recomâ€" mendations included giving all council members the right to complete and timeâ€" ly disclosure of any and all information that is pertiâ€" nent to the city, which includes possible financial obligations or potential real estate transactions. "I‘m not suggesting he‘s supposed to circumvent his duties or responsibilities as the mayor. Nor do I want to see every letter to the Boy Scouts that goes out of the office. But I think there is a need to keep us abreast of things that could be pertiâ€" nent to us as councillors in our position to make deciâ€" sions." "He‘s (Epp) misconstrued what I‘m trying to ask for," said Bolger. "I‘m just trying to suggest that we should all be open with each other, and make sure we commuâ€" nicate together. As for the statements he made, Bolger said he didn‘t mean for them to get out. He was just trying to add some guidelines to the forâ€" mation of the city‘s new communications departâ€" ment. "That‘s not what it was meant to be," said Bolger. "It‘s meant to be an ongoing effort to improve our comâ€" munications both out of city hall and internally for everyâ€" one." Bolger, for his part, said that‘s not what he intended when he initially made his presentation to councit Feb. Epp wouldn‘t comment further on the disagreeâ€" ment, other that to leave it up to staff to review the recâ€" ommendations made. "We‘ll see what staff comes up with." he said. "He‘s directed that at the mayor‘s office," said an unimpressed Epp. "I think. if you read everything he handed out, he‘s directing it pretty exclusively at me." in bringing up the issue, Bolger made some uninâ€" tended comments to the media that paint the mayor in a negative light. They include describing the mayor as autocratic and one who releases information on a needâ€"toâ€"know basis. Communication policy‘s principles should be formalized, says Ward 2 representative Continued from page 1 C " 0 Z@G W W '3nmenmwammuwb.wm~m On approved credit by Audi Finance Offer expires March 31st. 2006. 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"But sometimes you get hampered in your ability to do that because sometimes, inadvertently, things are seen as not really important or something we need to know at this time." / "I think we‘ve made a concerted effort as a municâ€" ipality to be very open and transparent about our comâ€" munication efforts," said Bolger. and transparent style of communication. It‘s a part of the ongoing commitment to an open It will ensure an open and freeâ€"flowing style of communication in keeping with the transparency this new council has tried to bring to city hall, in light of past failures of previous councils, he said. He feels it‘s important to formalize the principles of that policy and put them into place when the new communications departâ€" ment is formed. Bolger added, much of this has already been in pra?ice amongst the curâ€" rent council, but they were unwritten guidelines. staff, through the CAO, ensuring the direction is taken even if all of council doesn‘t individually agree. Never Follow crosbyaudi.com Crosby Audi ‘** Weber St. E., Ki There are other examples including the hiring of forâ€" mer CAO Bob Robertson where there was an inforâ€" mation breakdown. said "We should be sending out an information package to council so if they‘re called when a shovel goes in the ground, we have some backâ€" ground so we can have an informed discussion with the constituents." "As much as we‘invite people to get involved they don‘t always do it until they see the landscape of their neighbourhood change," said Bolger. they can better respond to citizens‘ concerns and allay some of those fears. he said. CAMBRIDGE TIMES GuelphTRIBUNE WATERLOO CHRONICLE wWednesday, March 22 in the Waterloo Chronicle: Thursday, March 23 in the Cambridge Times; Friday, March 24 in the Guelph Tribune Don‘t Miss This Marketing Opportunity ... 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