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Council President Wayne Matewsky doled out Committee assignments last week, with most everyone finding a place on a Committee. Matewsky has said under his leadership this year there will be fewer Committees of the Whole and more Committee meetings. He said he would rely on the Committee system to work out the details of issues, and that would hopefully shorten Council meetings and bring about better legislation in a more timely manner. He announced five committees for the coming legislative year, with a revived Celebrations Committee still under consideration. The Budget Committee will be cha...

By all accounts, the election of Councilor Wayne Matewsky as the new Council President has brought a clean slate to the City’s legislative body after one of the most technologically, and emotionally, challenging years in decades. After a good start in January, the Council quickly became very divisive last year, and then fell into complete chaos when COVID-19 hit – with technology challenges by members and the City infrastructure taking a huge toll on getting City business done. That was compounded by frequent infighting and jousting between numerous members over Zoom and in the Chambers. ...