The Kamloops city council is considering eliminating public inquiries from its meetings after a Zoom user broadcasted hardcore pornography during Tuesday's meeting. The incident, which led to the meeting being adjourned early, was the final straw for Coun. Bill Sarai who had already been contemplating action on public inquiries due to a decline in decorum and civility.
Kamloops city council is considering doing away with public inquiries after a Zoom user disrupted Tuesday’s meeting by broadcasting hardcore pornography to people watching in city hall and online.
However, the public inquiries portion often takes up a significant amount of time — occasionally more than an hour — and meetings have been plagued by disruptive behaviour, particularly in recent months. The councillor added he believes Kamloops is one of only a few communities that still include public inquiries in their regular meetings, with two places on the agenda where people are invited to address council.
The City of Kelowna's regular council meetings don't include a public inquiries portion, and it doesn't appear on agendas for such meetings in other cities, including Vernon, Chilliwack and Prince George. Many people in the room were shocked, but some could be heard laughing — including Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson.
The meeting was recessed for a few minutes, but after council reconvened, Mazzotta asked council for a longer recess or to adjourn the meeting. Her request was met with audible laughter and jeering from members of the public in the gallery. Mazzotta said staff could work to bring forward a report, and council could make a decision at a future meeting. Tuesday’s meeting was then adjourned.“We take this matter seriously and are actively reviewing our procedures and security measures to prevent similar occurrences in the future and will take steps to prevent this from reoccurring ever again," the statement said.“I was not laughing because there was some sexual act.
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