Two chronically absent Sooke councillors should resign
Sooke councillors missing up to 30% of council meetings, Sooke News Mirror, Oct. 14, 2021.
Absentee Victoria councillor should resign
Comedian Woody Allen once said that ‘If 90 percent of success in life is showing up, the other 10 per cent depends on what you’re showing up for,’ something local politicians still haven’t figured out.
It’s unknown how many council and committee meetings Coun. Ben Isitt has missed since elected in 2018. But it is known he’s missed 185 council votes or about 10 per cent since elected, the highest number of any councillor, according to the city council meeting dashboard.
At a particularly important joint meeting of the Victoria-Esquimalt Police Board and Councils on Oct. 19, Coun. Isitt showed up an hour-and-a-half into the meeting by dialling in and announcing, “I’m just downtown heading to another meeting.”
It’s our view that taxpayers expect elected officials to care about their community all the time, particularly at a time of crisis in the police department.
The budgets and services of municipal government are very important to everyone in the community and deserve the complete attention of those that sit on council.
Failure to show up at council meetings is a breach of public trust, disrespectful and demonstrates that maybe it’s time to resign.
Hello,
I am curious as to why you did not name the absentee Sooke Councillors.
Thank you,
Denise