EDITORIAL – Mayoralty by-election issue like a ‘who’s on first’ comedy routine

Posted on May 17, 2017 in Editorials, Page One, Rothenburger // 2 Comments

City council before vote Tuesday to appoint Coun. Arjun Singh as interim deputy mayor.

WE WERE supposed to find out yesterday if there’ll be a by-election for the mayor of Kamloops.

We didn’t. It’s getting to be like that old Abbott and Costello ‘who’s on first’ skit.

Instead of either resigning immediately and forcing a by-election, or taking a leave of absence until the end of the year — which would mean a by-election for the mayor’s job wouldn’t be needed — Peter Milobar, in effect, did neither.

He will take a leave as of June 1, but hasn’t put an end date on it. He could end his leave and resign any time.

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2 Comments on EDITORIAL – Mayoralty by-election issue like a ‘who’s on first’ comedy routine

pwallace@kamloops.ca // May 17, 2017 at 10:37 AM // Reply

It dismays me how rude and insensitive people can be when about publicly referring to someone’s Future decisions without permission. Who truly gives them that right.

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Pierre // May 17, 2017 at 8:35 AM // Reply

Is the dithering about the incoming council decision on the KAM?

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