By Mark Squibb \ April 21, 2023
During the March 21 public meeting, Mount Pearl council unanimously approved travel requests for Deputy Mayor Nicole Kieley, councillors Jim Locke and Mark Rice, and CAO Dana Spurrell to attend the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Annual Conference and Trade Show in Toronto, ON from May 25 to the 28.
Kieley made the motion to approve the travel requests, Locke seconded it, and a vote was cast without further discussion.
Any costs associated with the requests were not noted. As per the FCM website, early bird (until April 21) conference registration fees for FCM members are $985 per elected official/staff person.
During a public meeting held on March 7, council unanimously approved professional development travel requests for Director of Public Works Glen Dollimount to attend the Newfoundland and Labrador chapter of the Canadian Public Works Association’s (CPWA) Annual Conference 2023 in Clarenville, NL, for CAO Dana Spurrell to attend the 49th Annual Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) Conference in Huntsville, ON, and for Recreation and Community Safety Director Jason Collins to attend the US Indoor Sports Association’s Annual Conference and Tradeshow in Henderson, Nevada. All three of those conferences will be held in May.
