The City posted its third-quarter councillor attendance report on Oct. 2, covering two regular council meetings and three Governance and Priorities Committee of the Whole meetings. The report marks Mayor Solomon Awa absent twice; Alternate Deputy Mayor Harry Flaherty, Coun. Kyle Sheppard and Coun. Romeyn Stevenson absent twice each; and Deputy Mayor Kimberly Smith, Coun. Kuthula Matshazi and Coun. Methusalah Kunuk absent once each. Matshazi was sworn in July 28. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

The quarterly report gives residents a simple public record of who was present for meetings where council discussed and decided municipal matters. It is an attendance record only, not an explanation of councillors’ absences or a measure of their work outside meetings.

No action, sanction or follow-up is set out in the report. The City’s council-documents page shows future meeting materials separately, and approved motions or minutes are needed to confirm council decisions. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

Attendance marked in the report: Aglukark, 5 of 5 meetings; Smith, Matshazi and Kunuk, 4 of 5; Awa, Flaherty, Sheppard and Stevenson, 3 of 5; Nattaq, 1 of 5. The meetings were council on July 28, Aug. 25 and Sept. 22, and Governance and Priorities Committee of the Whole on Aug. 18 and Sept. 15. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗