A special meeting of Peterborough city council scheduled for Friday afternoon (March 13) was adjourned due to a lack of quorum.
Just prior to the 1 p.m. meeting, council held a closed session of general committee to discuss a matter related to “facility use” that was subject to solicitor-client privilege. As the meeting was closed, details about the matter under discussion were not disclosed, and it is unknown how many members of council were present at that meeting.
Following the closed session, the matter was supposed to be considered by council in an open session of general committee, followed by a regular council meeting where the matter would be ratified.
Mayor Jeff Leal and councillors Dave Haacke, Kevin Duguay, and Gary Baldwin were present in council chambers in person, and councillor Lesley Parnell was participating by phone. To reach a quorum of six members of council, one more councillor needed to be present at the meeting.
Councillors Matt Crowley, Don Vassiliadis, Keith Riel, Andrew Beamer, Joy Lachica, and Alex Bierk were not in chambers. Unsuccessful attempts were made to reach councillor Bierk by phone.
After around 40 minutes, city clerk John Kennedy advised Mayor Leal that quorum could not be reached and the meeting was adjourned.
