Sooke Mayor Maja Tait opened Monday’s Regular Council Meeting with an announcement. “Teresa Sullivan is no longer with the District of Sooke,” she said. Questions of the CAO are normally to go to the current acting CAO Brent Blackhall, but … Continue reading →
On the December 12 Council Meeting, staff abruptly got up and stepped out of Council Chambers when local resident Gail Hall presented her critical input at a Public Hearing, regarding Bylaw 658, modifications to the Financial Plan. (Watch the queued video … Continue reading →
–SPN News Sooke’s weekly print paper published an article (“Angry group confronts Sooke CAO at home,” first published online on Aug 27, 2016). In that article, the print paper wrote that “Sullivan was hired last December as CAO with unanimous approval from … Continue reading →
Sooke PocketNews received an email from a concerned resident about the widening of Grant Rd. “I noticed on the weekend that the new paved sidewalk being done along Grant Road is being parked on by cars,” writes this SPN reader. “Doesn’t this … Continue reading →
Sooke PocketNews, as mentioned in an earlier editorial, received two legal letters (below). One demanded that certain communications cease; the other demanded that an article critical of one Councillor be removed. Both indicated that further action was possible if SPN failed to … Continue reading →
-Britt Santowski Minutes. Minutes are good. They serve as written verification of decisions made at official meetings. However, as good as they are, minutes do not capture everything. Mind the gap: the gap between the Agenda and the Minutes. Take, … Continue reading →
–Britt Santowski Acting Mayor Kerrie Reay announced at the end of this evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting that they have received a legal opinion stating that the “Public Input” portion of the agenda now refers strictly to public input … Continue reading →
It appears that Sooke’s current CEO (in this case, acting Mayor Kerrie Reay) and CAO (Teresa Sullivan) are vetting questions before a presentation is permitted at Council Meetings. Diane Bernard, who is a long-time Sooke resident, local business owner and employer … Continue reading →
Before and since the hiring of the new CAO Teresa Sullivan, the district of Sooke has lost a number (and replaced a few) leadership roles. CAO Gord Howie (2015, replaced by Sullivan, 2015) Financial Director Michael Dillabaugh (recent, with Brent … Continue reading →
While Sooke PocketNews has no opinion on the qualities, merits and attributes of Sooke’s new CAO, it has come to our attention that there may have been a conflict of interest in the hiring process for this particular job posting. … Continue reading →
