Wasaga Council votes to block access to spending

Firstly they state the reason for this is a lack of staff and the incredible cost (around $2000 a year). This of course must be a joke considering the money they voted themselves in pay rises, not to mention the money packed into the entertainment corporation. It’s clear what this council views as its priority and it’s NOT transparency.

Remember this information has already been generated by the staff, it’s just being collated in this document.

They also say it has been used by the public as evidence of financial mismanagement…except that’s exactly its purpose. To watch council spending or overspending. Duh. This council has killed the recording of in camera meetings, blocked public speaking in council meetings and now is stopping public oversight of council spending tax dollars. They are concerned that this will be used against them? How about not wasting tax dollars instead?.

In view of the revelations we received about legal spending and even Amazon purchases… I guess this council will close council meetings to the public soon.

Remember. Brian Smith was elected on a PROMISE of greater transparency. His term has been bullet pointed with instances of him closing down public access to town information. As we saw with Collingwood, this is a stepping stone to concealing illegality and corruption. We already have the town effectively destroying the integrity process and voting on issues they should declare pecuniary interests in.