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Canal advisory committee asks staff to draft bylaw amendment loosening "three strikes" absence rule and to explore alternates
Summary
Members supported drafting an amendment to allow one additional excused absence (changing the practical limit from three to four) and requested staff seek one alternate appointment option; final bylaw changes will require city council approval.
The Burnt Store Isles Canal Advisory Committee on May 13 directed staff to draft bylaw language to loosen the committee’s existing absence policy and to explore creating an alternate member position to help preserve quorums.
Ian Veil, a committee member who described losing his seat previously under the three‑absence rule, urged a more flexible approach: “I was a victim of the 3 strikes you're out rule,” he said,…
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