Thursday, September 2, 2010

Are Your Councillors Attending Meetings?

Council meetings take place at 6:30 p.m. every Monday, except for holidays. Most in-camera discussion takes place before this time (occasionally, Council will go in-camera during the public portion of the meeting).

Some councillors are absent (or show up late) more often than others. I wonder...what effect might their absentia have on decisions made. Would their attendance have changed some decisions (we won't know, for the most part, as most decisions are not subject to a recorded vote).

Here's the data on attendance. Are your councillors showing up? How much of your job can you be late or absent for before someone says something?

Council Meeting Attendance – December 4, 2006 through August 23, 2010

Of the 138 meetings to date, we have recorded the number and percentage of meetings for which councillors were either late or absent.

Absent
No one absent: 54 (39% of meetings)
Mayor Brian McMullan: 5 (4% of meetings)
Councillor Jeff Burch: 10 (7% of meetings)
Councillor Dawn Dodge: 8 (6% of meetings)
Councillor Mark Elliott: 3 (2% of meetings)
Councillor Heather Foss: 2 (1% of meetings)
Councillor Andrew Gill: 4 (3% of meetings)
Councillor Joseph Kushner: 4 (3% of meetings)
Councillor Bill Phillips: 4 (3% of meetings)
Councillor Peter Secord: 7 (5% of meetings)
Councillor Len Stack: 4 (3% of meetings)
Councillor Jennifer Stevens: 7 (5% of meetings)
Councillor Greg Washuta: 7 (5% of meetings)
Councillor Bruce Williamson: 9 (7% of meetings)

Late
Councillor Heather Foss: 1 (1% of meetings)
Councillor Peter Secord: 4 (3% of meetings)
Councillor Greg Washuta: 8 (6% of meetings)
Councillor Bruce Williamson: 13 (9% of meetings)

Absent or Late
Councillor Heather Foss: 3 (2% of meetings)
Councillor Peter Secord: 11 (8% of meetings)
Councillor Greg Washuta: 15 (11% of meetings)
Councillor Bruce Williamson: 22 (16% of meetings)

Data by Individual Meeting:
August 23, 2010
Absent: Councillor Bill Phillips
Late: Councillor Peter Secord (arrived at 6:36 p.m.)

August 9, 2010
Absent: Councillor Andrew Gill, Councillor Joseph Kushner

July 26, 2010
Absent: Councillor Joseph Kushner, Councillor Bruce Williamson

July 12, 2010
No one Absent

June 21, 2010
Absent: Councillor Bruce Williamson

June 14, 2010
No one Absent

May 31, 2010
No one Absent

May 17, 2010
No one Absent

May 10, 2010
No one Absent

May 3, 2010
Absent: Councillor Dawn Dodge

April 26, 2010
Absent: Councillor Greg Washuta

April 19, 2010
Absent: Councillor Peter Secord

April 12, 2010
Absent: Councillor Len Stack

March 29, 2010
Absent: Councillor Jeff Burch, Councillor Bill Phillips

March 22, 2010
Absent: Councillor Bill Phillips, Councillor Andrew Gill

March 8, 2010
No one Absent

March 1, 2010
Absent: Councillor Dawn Dodge

February 22, 2010
Absent: Councillor Joseph Kushner, Councillor Jennifer Stevens

February 8, 2010
No one Absent

February 1, 2010
Late: Councillor Len Stack

January 25, 2010
No one Absent

January 18, 2010
No one Absent

January 11, 2010
No one Absent

December 14, 2009
Absent: Councillor Bruce Williamson

December 7, 2009
No one Absent

November 30, 2009
Absent: Councillor Jeff Burch

November 23, 2009
No one Absent

November 16, 2009
No one Absent

November 9, 2009
No one Absent

November 2, 2009
Absent: Councillor Peter Secord

October 26, 2009
No one Absent

October 19, 2009
Absent: Mayor Brian McMullan

October 5, 2009
No one Absent

September 28, 2009
No one Absent

September 21, 2009
Late: Councillor Greg Washuta (arrived at 7:09 p.m.)

September 14, 2009
Absent: Councillor Mark Elliott

August 24, 2009
Absent: Councillor Peter Secord, Councillor Jennifer Stevens, Councillor Greg Washuta

August 10, 2009
Absent: Councillor Bruce Williamson

July 27, 2009
No one Absent

July 13, 2009
Absent: Mayor Brian McMullan

June 22, 2009
No one Absent

June 15, 2009
Late: Councillor Greg Washuta (arrived at 6:49 p.m.), Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 6:46 p.m.)

June 8, 2009
Late: Councillor Greg Washuta (arrived at 6:44 p.m.), Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 6:49 p.m.)

June 1, 2009
Late: Councillor Heather Foss (arrived 6:38 p.m.)

May 25, 2009
Late: Councillor Greg Washuta (arrived at 6:55 p.m.)

May 11, 2009
No one Absent

May 4, 2009
Absent: Councillor Bruce Williamson

April 27, 2009
No one Absent

April 20, 2009
Absent: Councillor Jennifer Stevens, Councilllor Bill Phillips
Late: Councillor Greg Washuta (arrived at 6:56 p.m.)

April 6, 2009
Absent: Councillor Jeff Burch
Late: Councillor Greg Washuta (arrived at 7:10 p.m.)

March 30, 2009
Absent: Councillor Jeff Burch
Late: Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 6:37 p.m.)

March 23, 2009
Absent: Mayor Brian McMullan

March 9, 2009
No one Absent

March 2, 2009
Absent: Councillor Heather Foss, Councillor Andrew Gill

February 23, 2009
No one Absent

February 9, 2009
No one Absent

February 2, 2009
Late: Councillor Greg Washuta (arrived at 6:40 p.m.)

January 31, 2009 (Special Meeting)
Late: Councillor Peter Secord (arrived at 9: 11 a.m.)
Left Early: Councillor Bruce Williamson (left at 10:10 a.m.)

January 26, 2009
Absent: Councillor Mark Elliott, Councillor Greg Washuta

January 19, 2009
Absent: Councillor Greg Washuta

January 12, 2009
Absent: Councillor Greg Washuta

December 15, 2008
Late: Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 6:40 p.m.)

December 8, 2008
No one Absent

December 1, 2008
Absent: Councillor Dawn Dodge, Councillor Jennifer Stevens

November 24, 2008
Late: Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived 6:34 p.m.)

November 17, 2008
Absent: Councillor Jeff Burch

November 10, 2008
Late: Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 6:38 p.m.)

November 3, 2008
Absent: Councillor Peter Secord, Councillor Greg Washuta, Councillor Bruce Williamson

October 27, 2008
No one Absent

October 20, 2008
Late: Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 6:37)

October 6, 2008
Absent: Mayor Brian McMullan
Late: Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 6:43 p.m.)

September 29, 2008
No one Absent

September 22, 2008
No one Absent

September 15, 2008
No one Absent

September 8, 2008
Absent: Councillor Greg Washuta

August 18, 2008
Absent: Councillor Bruce Williamson

July 28, 2008
No one Absent

July 14, 2008
Absent: Councillor Joseph Kushner

June 23, 2008
Absent: Councillor Len Stack

June 16, 2008
Absent: Councillor Bruce Williamson

June 9, 2008
Late: Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 6:40 p.m.), Councillor Peter Secord (arrived at 7:40 p.m.)

June 2, 2008
Late: Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 7:40 p.m.)

May 26, 2008
Late: Councillor Greg Washuta (arrived at 7:03 p.m.)

May 12, 2008
Absent: Councillor Jeff Burch

May 5, 2008
Late: Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 6:40 p.m.)

April 28, 2008
No one Absent

April 21, 2008
Absent: Councillor Dawn Dodge, Councillor Peter Secord, Councillor Bruce Williamson

April 14, 2008
No one Absent

April 7, 2008
Late: Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 6:55 p.m.)

March 31, 2008
Absent: Councillor Jennifer Stevens

March 17, 2008
No one Absent

March 3, 2008
Absent: Councillor Jeff Burch

February 25, 2008
No one Absent

February 11, 2008
Absent: Councillor Bill Phillips

February 4, 2008
Late: Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 6:45 p.m.)

January 28, 2008
Absent: Councillor Mark Elliott

January 21, 2008
Absent: Mayor Brian McMullen, Councillor Andrew Gill

January 14, 2008
Absent: Councillor Len Stack
Late: Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 6:37 p.m.)

December 17, 2007
Absent: Councillor Bruce Williamson
Late: Councillor Greg Washuta (arrived at 6:55 p.m.)

December 10, 2007
Absent: Councillor Jeff Burch

December 3, 2007
No one Absent

November 26, 2007
Absent: Councillor Jeff Burch

November 19, 2007
Late: Councillor Greg Washuta (arrived at 6:45 p.m.)

November 12, 2007
Absent: Councillor Dawn Dodge

November 5, 2007
Absent: Councillor Dawn Dodge, Councillor Peter Secord

October 29, 2007
Absent: Councillor Dawn Dodge

October 22, 2007
Absent: Councillor Dawn Dodge

October 15, 2007
No one Absent

October 1, 2007
No one Absent

September 24, 2007
No one Absent

September 17, 2007
Late: Councillor Greg Washuta (arrived at 6:50 p.m.)

September 10, 2007
Late: Councillor Peter Secord (arrived at 6:45 p.m.)

August 27, 2007
No one Absent

July 30, 2007
No one Absent

July 9, 2007
Absent: Councillor Heather Foss, Councillor Joseph Kushner

June 18, 2007
Absent: Councillor Bill Phillips, Councillor Peter Secord
Late: Councillor Bruce Williamson (arrived at 7:00p.m.)

June 11, 2007
Late: Councillor Peter Secord (arrived at 5:20 p.m.)

June 4, 2007
Absent: Mayor Brian McMullan, Councillor Bruce Williamson

May 28, 2007
No one Absent

May 14, 2007
No one Absent

May 7, 2007
Absent: Councillor Jennifer Stevens

April 30, 2007
No one Absent

April 23, 2007
Absent: Councillor Andrew Gill

April 16, 2007
No one Absent

April 2, 2007
No one Absent

March 26, 2007
Absent: Councillor Jennifer Stevens

March 19, 2007
No one Absent

March 5, 2007
No one Absent

February 26, 2007
Absent: Councillor Jeff Burch

February 19, 2007
No one Absent

February 12, 2007
No one Absent

February 5, 2007
Absent: Councillor Len Stack

January 29, 2007
No one Absent

January 22, 2007
No one Absent

January 15, 2007
No one Absent

December 18, 2006
No one Absent

December 11, 2006
No one Absent

December 4, 2006
No one Absent

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