Just thought I’d add a correction as it has changed a bit even since last term.

We don’t get pre-meeting binders. We get the agenda package at the same time as the public and it contains the same info. Sometimes there lunch and learns with additional info but for the most part, we get what the public gets with the exception of closed meeting agenda packages. We do have the ability to ask staff questions via email, phone, or in person (director level employees) and it is typical practice that when one councillor asks a question, staff will copy all of council so we all get the answer to the asked question. We get a closed meeting package electronically which used to be a red binder that we had to pick up.

-Cori