Kamloops Resident and Taxpayer
Katie Neustaeter says her second term will focus on Local Leadership, Accountable Advocacy and Good Governance. After reviewing her first term, I’m not convinced her record supports that promise.
Katie Neustaeter told Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson “so sue me.” Given the history between them and the City’s decision to fund her legal defence, those three words deserve a closer look.
Kamloops Council has turned its existing pay policy into a bylaw, increased council expense allowances and added a new mechanism to recover money owed to the City. With an election approaching and an unresolved legal-cost dispute involving the Mayor and a councillor, the changes raise some questions about how Council pay should be set and recovered.