Belleville Mayor Ellis calls for quick adoption of procedural changes

Belleville city council voted unanimously Monday to correct its procedural bylaw to ensure it no longer errs behind closed doors by declaring city owned properties as surplus without public input.The vote came following the release June 18 of integrity commissioner David Boghosian’s findings that council violated Section 289(6) of the Municipal Act by declaring in camera on March 23 a South John Street greenfield property owned by the city as surplus.Monday’s council agenda original