He suggested that special powers that would give him the ability to override council with only one-third of votes could split council and was undemocratic.
In nine years of office, I have never wanted or thought about using that kind of power, and if I was to use the new Strong Mayor powers, it would just divide the Council.
Council is elected as a whole, and every vote counts. Democracy requires consensus.
We’ve got the whole Loyalist Secondary Plan. We have enough building lots to get us to 3,000 or 3,100 [new housing units], council has approved so, subdivision wise, that’s where we’re going
Mayor Neil Ellis to The Intelligencer, Quinte News, InQuinte
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