On September 26 council agenda there is a staff report about council meetings in the future: the 2023 schedule and the format. I am very enthusiastic about the plan to move to hybrid meetings whereby members of the public can choose to watch and participate either by being in the council chamber at the Municipal Centre or from the comfort of their home or wherever they are that evening. Similarly council members will have the option to participate in person or virtually. As reviewed in the report operational testing of the new equipment is yet to be installed and tested; In addition there will need to be consideration of procedural amendments for the new hybrid meeting format. The timing is very appropriate I think as the new council will have the opportunity to provide input to the latter.

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