Sackville town council meets tonight for their second meeting as a newly elected council.
The meeting starts with a closed door session at 6pm, and opens up to the public online via YouTube and Microsoft Teams at 6:30pm.
On the agenda is a presentation from Sackville firefighter Laura Thurston regarding the workplace assessment of the Sackville Fire Department by Montana Consulting of Moncton.
The town asked for workplace assessment after allegations of bullying and sexism in the department were published by warktimes.com. Earlier this year, Thurston told journalist Bruce Wark that she is treated differently than her male counterparts in the fire department, being asked to hand off duties to male firefighters, and being prevented from driving the rescue truck for which she is qualified. Other firefighters have also shared stories of bullying and harassment with Warktimes, including former Sackville volunteer firefigher Kevin Scott who spoke to CHMA in April.
There are some other items on the agenda for tonight’s meeting, including:
- a presentation by the local RCMP;
- the Fall Fair, which is slated for September 23 to September 26;
- a street closure for the Sackville Chalk Festival;
- the Environmental Trust Fund agreement which will allow the town to hire a climate change coordinator for a short period of time;
- an item related to the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick;
- and two public works equipment items.
The meeting will include a 15 minute question period, and one more closed door session after the public meeting to discuss a human resources issue.
For links, click here or go to Sackville.com, and look for Town Hall – Minutes and Agendas.