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\"KeystoneAs promised, here is the second part of the Gong Show analysis from December 12th’s council meeting.<\/strong> Like I said earlier, it’s perhaps more like a Keystone Cops or Abbott and Costello skit than the TV show.<\/p>\n

As always, you can follow along on the Rogers Community TV broadcast, starting at 2:16:30<\/a>. Laugh aloud at the zany, misinformed antics of your elected representatives as they fumble and stumble their way through an agenda of items they clearly have no clue about. You should start with part 1<\/a> of my review, if you haven’t already read it.<\/p>\n

And by the end of this post you can decide which of these titles best suits our Blockheads:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Most Secretive Council Ever<\/li>\n
  2. The Most Inept and Ineffective Council Ever<\/li>\n
  3. The Most Devious Council Ever<\/li>\n
  4. The Most Disrespectful Council Ever<\/li>\n
  5. The Most Corrupt Council Ever<\/li>\n
  6. The Most Underhanded Council Ever<\/li>\n
  7. The Most Petty and Vindictive Council Ever<\/li>\n
  8. All of the above.*<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So first take a look at a letter that appeared on the consent agenda of the Strategic Initiatives Committee from Dec. 7<\/a> (SIC is one of those dysfunctional and inefficient council committees created by the interim CAO, yet embraced by Blockheads at the table with no experience in process or politics who prefer to flail and fumble rather that govern efficiently). See page 96 for the letter, which says in part:<\/p>\n

    Please accept this letter as confirmation that Collus PowerStream will not be renewing its existing computer rental agreement with the Collingwood Public Utilities that expires December 31st, 2016.
    \nWith regard to the existing equipment, the Board of Directors at our November 25th meeting authorized me to offer a one-time payment of $23,920.00 plus any applicable taxes for the attached listing of user workstation equipment and associated accessories (keyboards, mice, cables etc.) we are currently using and are interested in acquiring.
    \nWe ask that you please confirm acceptance of this offer by end of day December 15th, 2016. This will allow us sufficient time to make alternate arrangements prior to year-end for replacement hardware should the Town choose to not accept this offer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Some key concepts here to keep in mind:<\/p>\n