Kamloops council pauses public podium time for two months

Kamloops council temporarily suspends public inquiries during council meetings

Kamloops City Council has decided to pause public inquiries at council meetings for two months. Public inquiries have been a contentious part of regular council meetings for a few months now, especially after a reported pornographic video was shown to council members and people watching a September meeting online. Many of the inquiries have resulted in complaints for city councillors about disruptive behaviour and repeated reminders from city st…

Public Inquiries on pause for two months

Public inquires at Kamloops council meetings will be on a two month hiatus. The idea of pressing pause on the process was first brought forward by Councillor Bill Sarai in the fall. The suggestion came on the heels of someone “Zoom-bombing” the session, using the online feed to project pornographic images to the council chambers and those observing online. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson believes that issue has been solved and this is an unnecessary st…

Kamloops council pauses public podium time for two months

Kamloops council is taking a break from its weekly question period. Months after someone streamed pornography into a council meeting through Zoom, city council voted on Jan. 14 to press pause on a segment dedicated to questions from the public. It was an incident that led councillor Bill Sarai to first suggest public inquiries be removed entirely, but it came after months of public participation that sometimes became adversarial to council and…