Manning Centre Report on Calgary City Council

7/29/2019 Manning Centre Report on Calgary City Council

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GROWING theDemOcRatIc

tOOlbOx:cItY cOuNcIl VOte tRackING

JeROmY aNtON FaRkas

septembeR 20, 2013

KeY POINtS

Takingvoluminousdatathatcanbeindifcult

formas an parsin i ino ros saisica

inicaors of prformanc is canin,

srmona.

t sysm as n op wi or ciis in

min, an Fonaion inns o row is pio

o or ciis in comin yars.

t main can is a Conci os o no

aways conmpa famiiar poiica iis

piciy an namiosy. For amp a

cision o iscon a sr f is a cision o

incras as, is is no sa piciy, so

jmn ms s.

t moooy inos a cominaion of

aiora anaysis (sc as ananc an

sppor for in camra im), coaiion anaysis

(wo rary os wi an aains wom?) an

poicy anaysis (in is cas wo mos rary

sppors ir or owr as an spnin).

In sysms wi poiica paris, pic coic

issimpliedbycandidatessigningupforthe

as of a poiica pary. In Caary, an iky

or ciis, r is sron opposiion o sas an

paris nrin poiica spr. An iniiai

sc as is may offr s of o wors y

pin o nrsan ow inpnn canias

o on isss.


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1. 19 pr cn of Caary conci sinss is conc in camra, an mos conci

mins (78%) proc wi a as som porion in in cos oors.t opics mos commony iscss in camra ar isss rain o prsonn,

inrornmna raions, an procrmn, sas, an ass.

2. Conciors ais owar ain an spnin ary srony, wi som roiny

oin for ss spnin an ors oin for mor pnirs.

3. tr ar wo car oin ocs on Conci a rary o or, on of

wic is mc mor sccssf an or in in moions pass. tr is aso a

ir rop wo o mor ranomy in rspc of or conciors.

4. tn Conci mmrs ir way ao 70% or mor of im wi rmainin

vegettheirpreferredoutcomemuchlessoften.Councilorsoddsinpassingmotions

ary srony, wi som consisny winnin an ors say oin aains

sccssf moions.

5. Fi conciors asain mss from Conci sinss o a pcniary inrs,

withCouncilorMaraccountingformostdeclarationsofconict.

6. Mos conciors wi o in faor of mos of moions ro forwar, wi wo in

paricar wi say o aains.

7. tr is a ar ariaion in nmr of qsions ask a qsion prio, wi

Concior Cao acconin for a qarr of oa qsions ask, wi or

Conciors nray ask fw.

8. Ananc sms ry i, wi mos mins miss y any Concior in si,

or an ara of js or wo pr yar. Rasons for asncs ar nray no in

in Conci mins.

keY FINDINGsRelevANt tO the CAlgARY PIlOt


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4

WhAt dO CAlgARIANSWANt, POlICY-WISe?

l Oor, r of i mnii

Govrnn proj, h mnning Fondion

ondd rg o of ovr 4,000 o o

idnify cgrin oiy riorii.1 aong h

r of hi o wr vr r rd o

h dori ro:

cgrin rn ing iy h or

on forh hind ongion,

ffordiiy, nd fy

cgrin vry rongy oo ry

y in nii oii

cgrin gnry fvor h conihoding h in on ood o

riing h.

In viw of h r, h mnning Fondion

h iniid n iio roj o r

iiy whhr cgry ciy conior

vo in ordn wih h wih of cgrin,

nd nyz h gnr rn of voing,

ndn, nd hvior.

th mnning Fondion rgrd dori

oniiy vi o odrn oiy.

eni o dori oniiy

i h iiy of h i o onior h

rrnion hy riv. Howvr, hi

onioring i n in hng for h

i, who i i v nd who f

ny dnd. In on yr oni n

for 300 hor in o, whi onidring

hond of oion, o of whih hv oi

iiion nd ny of whih r ry

rodr. th i of hi roj i o dvo

amethodologythatsimpliesandsummarizes

voino d ning fro cndinoni hr nd rn i o h i.

a h rovini nd fdr v of

govrnn, nd in o niiii, hi

informationislteredthroughpartylenses,

o i i y for h i o wh gnr

GROWING tHeDemOcRatIc

tOOlbOx


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oiion n d rrniv i iy o

. Howvr in cgry nd iy in ohr

niiii, hr i gr ooiion o hi

ind of ry orgnizion h nii

v. th inn hr i o rovid h

of oh word: indndn ndid, nd

highy i inforion o how hy

vo.

Thispilotreportisarstattemptatthis

iio roj. I i dignd o how wh

i oi y ing qniiv d

on w ing ody whr rrniv

do no vo ong ry in. th rrh

ion of vny-hrvo n

fro ighy ciy of cgry coni ming3

fro Novr 8h, 2010 o ari 22, 2013.4

th innion i h hi io wi dvo

hnoogy nd hodoogy h n

ndd o ohr niiii in ar nd

ro cnd.

MethOdOlOgY

th oion d for hi ror r no

scienticsample,andinsteadwereselected

o vo on i jdgd o ond h

i inr. sh ion i nry for

ny ri h hi gr ny

vo r rodr nd i o h

oiy oiion h ciy coni i ring.

a h, hi ror hod no rord

adenitiveconclusiononthebehaviorofany

rir conior, howvr h do

showsomestrongthemes(seekeyndings).

Or rrh ondd inoror:

Coalitions(whovoteswithwhom?)

Vo nyi (who vo o ri or owr

spending?)

Win r (who vo wih h , who

votesagainst?)

moion or (r o conior

motionsmorelikelytosucceed?)

ti n in r (how h of

coni ing i i hind od

doors?)

Ooiion o ry (do ny conior

routinelyopposemovingincamera?)

toi did in r (wh r h

mostcommontopicsdiscussedincamera?)

Qion riod/ngg oiy (r

someCouncilorseasierormoredifcultto

ndrnd hn ohr, nd wh r hy

talkingabout?)

pniry drion (who in

hv fro roding hy

haveaconictofinterest?)

andn rord (who nd h o

ing, nd wh r h ron givn

forabsences?)


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WhAt vOteS MAtteRtO the PublIC?

Whn givn i of rvn i, cgrin

rd onrn o h iy o of iving

nd donrd rfrn o hod h in

on rhr hn inr o irov

iy rvi. In ddiion, i i orivy y

toassesswhetherscalvotesalignwithpublic

rfrn, hr i rg oo of h

tosample,andtheytendtobeidentiablyforor

gin highr nding.

For h ron, h vny-hr oion

d for hi ror wr vo h d in

o wy wih nding or ion.

exAMPleS OFMOtIONS SeleCted

a rory r inr of 10.4% for

nii ro. pd on 2011-04-11.


nii ro. pd on 2012-03-19.


nii ro. pd on 2013-04-22.

a oing dy o drin r

rr for h i indry. pd on

2011-04-18.

pny n for yn of

rory , d o h o ri. lo

on 2011-06-20.

ciy coni y inr. pd on 2012-

01-23.

th hng of h Gof cor Orion

mandatefromfullyself-sufcienttotaxsupported.Passedon2012-10-15.

addiion of $12.2 iion in nw i for

cying srgy Inion. pd on

2011-11-21.

ReSultS

Figure 1 usesataxpayerfriendlyscoretodi how ofn, o of h vny-hr

vo d, h conior vod o hod

h in on, or rd, nding whn givn h

oorniy.

For , conior cho vod in h

wy for 55 of h 73 vo onidrd, rning

or of 75.3%.

sectION a:tHe VOtING RecORD


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tAxPAYeR FRIeNdlY SCORe

Prcna sca. 100 poins mans a iniiaalways os o

o in 0n, or rc spnin wn in opporniy.

FIguRe 1

16.

4

20.5

21.

9

21.

928.

8

28.

8

31.5

34.

2 42.5

49.

3

50.7 5

8.

9

63 6

8.5

75.3


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8

sectION b:VOtING aNalYsIs

MOveRS ANd SeCONdeRS

Nmr of moions p forwar an scon, y conci mmr.

No a no a propos moions or amnmns ar scon.

FIguRe 2

1 24

1 2 24

2

9 10

5 69

16

44 7

5

5 9

23

99

8

3

Moved Seconded

Whiletheseventy-threevotesconsideredforthisprojectarenotexhaustiveordenitive,theyrovid n oorniy o gin o frhr inigh on how r of ciy coni inr wih

on nohr on iorn i. thi ion rovid gi ino ho inrion y howing

whhr conior r iy o ov or ond oion, vo no gin oion, nd vo wih or

gin h joriy.

Figure 2 donr h hr r hr diin gro, wih i conior who rry ov or

secondmotions,fourwhodosometimes,andvewhoareregularmoversandseconders.


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Figure 3demonstratesthatmostCouncilmembers(thirteenoffteen)aremorelikelytovoteinor of givn oion hn gin i. conior cho nd Hodg r h ion in h hy

arenotonlysignicantlymorelikelytovoteagainstmotionsthantheirpeers,buttheyalsovoteno

or hn hy vo y in o r.

NO vOteSPrcna sca picin frqncy of no os, y conci mmr.

FIguRe 3

32.

9

34.

3

34.

3

34.

3

34.

3

35.

6

37.

0

37.

0

38.

4

39.7

42.5

46.

6

46.

6

56.

2

57.5


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10

Figure 4 di h gnr win r for h oni r, or in rng r how ofn hy

wr on h winning id of ihr ing or oing oion. conior cho nd Dong r

h ony oni r h r y on h oing id of givn vo. conior poon i h

o iy o on h winning id of vo.

SuCCeSS RAte AS A vOteRPrcna sca picin win ra as a or, y conci mmr.

FIguRe 4

41.1

45.

2

5

0.7 6

0.

365.

8

69.

9

71.

2

74

75.

3

78.

1

79.5

83.

6

83.

6

84.

990.

4


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Figure 5 di h gnr win r for oion hd o individ oni r ihr

ovr or ondr, or in rng r how ofn hy dd in ging oion d. Whi

oving nd onding y n n rirry ndrn r of rooo, no h

h conior wih owr win r gnry o hv owr r for vo h hy ov.

SuCCeSS RAte AS A MOveR OR SeCONdeRPrcna sca picin win ra for moions aac o conci

mmr.

FIguRe 5

9.

1

26.7

42.

9 5

7.

1

61.5

64.7

66.7

66.7 7

5

89.5

90.

9 100

100

100

100


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12

Figure 6 ri in ordr o di h individ grn wn oni r. thi

highigh h iihood in rng r h givn ron wi vo h wy

another(eitherbothinsupportorinoppositiontoagivenmotion).

WhO vOteS WIth WhOMPrcna sca picin armn on os, y conci mmr.

Sain scas from r (0%) o oran (50%) o rn (100%)

FIguRe 6


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Figure 7 n ind o rrn how ofn h conior i in grn wih hir r (h

cumulativevotingdataastakenfromthepreviousgure).Ahigherscoreonthisindexmeansthatthat

individ or ofn vo wih wih h r of oni, whi owr or how hy vo wih hir

r ofn.

AgReeMeNt INdexSm of aa from Fir 6, y conci mmr.

FIguRe 7

747

792

842

915

921

947

951

968

973

977

979

981

982

1005

1032


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Figures 8-A to 8-Dvisualizethedatafromthepreviousguresinorderdisplayindividual

rdown y oni r. For , h grh Who vo wih Nnhi how h conior

Frr vo wih myor Nnhi 47 r n of h i, whr conior crr vo wih hi 73

r n of h i.

COuNCIl ANd MAYOR vOtINg COMPARISONS

Prcna sca comparison of wo os wi Nnsi, Carra, an Coy-urqar.

FIguRe 8A

323

8

55 5

9 62

63 6

6 70

71

73

74 7

981 8

4

WHO VOTES WITH CAR RA

3

840 4

749 5

2 56 6

363

63 6

767

68 7

3 78

WHO VOTES WITH

COLLEY-URQUHART

47

49

49 5

556

56

58

59

59

60

62

62

7

1

7

3

WHO VOTES WITH NEN SHI


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COuNCIlOR vOtINg COMPARISONS

Prcna sca comparison of wo os wi Cao, dmon, Farr, an hos.

FIguRe 8b

27 3

232 3

738

47

47

49 5

2 56

58 6

27

1

8

5

WHO VOTES WITH DEMONG

25

25

26 3

2 36 4

042 4

5 51 5

556 6

2 68

8

5

WHO VOTES WI TH CHABOT

25 3

2 37

47 5

558

70

71

73

74 7

9 85 8

989

WHO VOTES WITH FARRELL

37

37

38

40

48 5

2 55

55 5

859 6

263 6

8 71

WHO VOTES WITH HODGES


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16


Prcna sca comparison of wo os wi Jons, Kain, low, an Maco.

FIguRe 8C

51

52 5

555

56 5

9 62

62

62

63

64 6

768 7

1

WHO VOTES WITH KEATIN G

5

2 55

55

56

58

58

59

59

60

62

63 6

870 7

8

WHO VOTES WITH JONES

26

27

48 5

1 58

59

59 6

870

73

84

85

85

88

WHO VOTES WITH MACLEOD

36

37

37

49 5

555 6

2 66 7

1 77

78 8

1 85 8

9

WHO VOTES WI TH LOWE


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Prcna sca comparison of wo os wi Mar, Pinco, Poomans, an Snson.

FIguRe 8d

25 3

2 40

52 5

5 58 6

3

6

467

77

79

81 8

889

WHO VOTES WI TH PINCOTT

42 4

7 52 6

2 67

67

67

70

71

73 7

777

79

81

WHO VOTES WITHPOOTMANS

51

52 5

658

58 6

263

64

64

66 7

070

71 7

8

WHO VOTES WITHSTEVENSON

45 4

9 55 5

9 62

63

63

63 6

667 7

070

70

71

WHO VOTES WITH MAR


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COAlItION CASe StudY 1how Conciors Cao an Farr o rss rs of conci.

FIguRe 9

sectION c:cOalItIONs

Usingthepreviouslydeterminedwhovoteswithwhomdata,wecancompareCouncilorsoutlook

owrd h r of oni o if hy, gro, nd o digr or gr wih rin individ.

th foowing i di in h voing rionhi wn conior.

Figure 9 donr ronond diffrn in how conior Frr nd cho vo, nd i

usedastherstcasestudy.

FarrellandChabotrarelyvotethesameway(25%).Theywerechosenforthiscasestudybecause

theyhavethemostmarkeddifferenceinhowtheyvoteoutofanyofthefteenmembersofcouncil.

conior who vo or ofn wih on r or iy o vo gin h ohr.

56

32

40

100

85

25

68

55

62

36

26

45

25

42

5147

74 73

2532

100

37

5855

8985

71

89

79

70

Chabot Farrell


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Figure 10 donr h iirii in voing hvior wn conior Frr nd mod,

nd i d h ond dy.

FarrellandMacleodveryoftenvotethesameway(85%).

boh onior vo wih cho, Dong, nd Hodg hn hf of h i.

Frr nd o vo or ofn wih poon nd svnon, nd mod nd o vo or

ofn wih crr nd Nnhi.

Frr nd mod oh vo vry ofn wih pino nd low.

COAlItION CASe StudY 2how Conciors Farr an Maco o rss rs of conci.

FIguRe 10

47

74 73

25

32

100

37

5855

8985

71

89

79

70

59

84

68

26 27

85

48

59

51

85

100

70

88

73

58

Farrell Macleod


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20

COAlItION CASe StudY 3how Conciors Jons, Kain, an Mar o rss rs of conci.

FIguRe 11

Figure 11 donr n ovr iiriy in how conior Jon, king nd mr vo, nd i

d h hird dy.

Jon, king, nd mr nd o gr wih h of h ohr oni r rond 50-70% of

h i.

Di hving iir ooo rgrding hir fow conior, h hr individ voing

rn r no nriy iir. Whi hy y gr nd digr wih ohr conior on

iir nr of vo, hy do no no nriy gr nd digr on h vo.

6062

5255 56

58 59

100

68

5559

63

58

7078

62

59 5662

71

55

63 68

100

5551

62

52

64

59

70

63

45 49

71

55

63 6266

70

100

63 6770

Jones Keating Mar


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Figure 12 donr h crr, coy-urqhr, Frr, low, mod nd pino r o

hv oy hrd grn in rgrd o h r of oni, nd i d h forh dy.

thr i o ovr wn h i oni r.

coy-urqhr i or inind o gr wih Dong or cho hn h r of h gro (

stillatlessthan50%),andlessinclinedtoagreewithPincottandMacleod(butstillat67%and

68%respectively).CarraisgenerallymoresupportiveofNenshi.

thy rgry vo oghr nd gin ohr, inding Nnhi, Jon, nd mr iy

gin cho, Dong nd Hodg.

COAlItION CASe StudY 4how Conciors Carra, Coy-urqar, Farr, low, Maco, an Pinco o rss

rs of conci.

FIguRe 12

73

100

63

32

38

74

55

6259

71

84

70

79 81

66

49

63

100

40

47

73

38

5256

78

6863

67 6763

47

74 73

25

32

100

37

5855

8985

71

89

79

70

49

71

78

36 37

89

37

55 55

100

85

66

8177

6259

84

68

26 27

85

48

59

51

85

100

70

88

73

5855

79

67

25

32

89

40

5852

81

88

63

100

77

64

Carra Colley-Urquhart Farrell Lowe Macleod Pincott


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22

COAlItION CASe StudY 5how Conciors Cao, dmon, an hos o rss rs of conci.

FIguRe 13

Figure 13 demonstratessignicantcommonalityinhowCouncilorsChabot,Demong,andHodges

vote,andisusedasthefthcasestudy.

cho nd Dong r or iy o gr wih h ohr, hy r no iy o gr

wih Hodg.

cho, Dong, nd Hodg vo gin crr, coy-urqhr, Frr, low, mod, nd

pino or hn hf h i.

HodgestendstobemorelikelytovotethesamewayasNenshi(71%)thanChabot(58%)and

Demong(56%).

56

32

40

100

85

25

68

55

62

3626

45

25

4251

58

38

47

85

100

32

6256

71

27

49

32

4752

71

55

38

6862

37

100

5963

3748

55

40

5258

Chabot Demong Hodges


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COAlItION CASe StudY 6how Mayor Nnsi, an Conciors Poomans an Snson o rss rs of

conci.

FIguRe 14

Figure 14 di how h rining oni r myor Nnhi, nd conior poon nd

svnon vo, nd i d h ih dy.

siir o dy 3, h hr individ r no riry or oriv of h ohr

r.

In onr o poon nd svnon, Nnhi nd no o vo h wy coy-urqhr,

Lowe,andespeciallyFarrell(lessthan50%).

In onr o svnon nd rgr n Nnhi, poon nd o vo or ofn wih

pino, mod, low, Frr, nd crr, nd gin cho nd Dong. In onidrion of

Figure12,PootmansvoteswouldtwellwithCarra,Colley-Urquhart,Farrell,Lowe,Macleodand

pino.

100

73

4956

58

47

71

6062

49

5959

5562

5662

81

67

42 47

79

52

70 6777

7367

77

100

71

56

6663

51 52

70

58

78

64 6258

70

6471

100

Nenshi Pootmans Stevenson


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24

tIMe SPeNt INCAMeRA

ciy coni for o of o 697 hor

wn Novr 2011 nd h nd of ari

2013.Nearlyafth(18.5%)ofthattime129.5

hoursspanningabout368agendaitemswas

ondd in camra: in r nd od o h

i.

Themajorityofmeetings(79%)wereclosedto

h i for o orion.

ciy coni d vo o ov hir

dirion in r 96 i,

nowihnding vo o rrn o h hridiy fr r. Of h inn,

hr w fid ooiion o h ov 15

times(16%),andsuccessfuloppositiononce

(1%).

exAMPleS OF INCAMeRA tOPICS

ud on ngoiion wih h provin

(variousdates).

prood qiiion, , (vrio

dates).

Downtownrevitalization(variousdates)

OccupyCalgary(2011-11-14asanitemof

urgentbusiness).

Golfcourses(variousdates).

CalgaryKartRacingClub(2011-12-19)

ANewProgramforLowIncomeChildren

(2011-11-14).

Airporttunnel(variousdates)

Composting(2013-04-15)

Attainablehomes(2011-09-19asanitemo

urgentbusiness)

pronn i/oinn/rviw

(variousdates)

Auditorsreports(variousdates)

sd fnding for h cgry cnr for

PerformingArts(2011-09-19)

OPPOSItION tO INCAMeRA

Figure 15 di ooiion o h ov yoni r.

adrn mr w o iy o oo

ov o hr; if h ov o hr w

ood, h wod or iy o ooing

(9timesoutof16)thansupportingit.

sectION D:secRecY


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FIguRe 15

1 1 1 1 1 1

3

4

5 5

6 6 6

7

9

OPPOSItION tO IN CAMeRA

Amon of ims oppos o moin iraions in camra, y conci mmr.


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FIguRe 16

tOPICS IN CAMeRA

Breakdownoftopicsofitemsdiscussedincamera,asclassiedbytheManningFoundation.

Appoi ntment, Personnel, Pa y

29%

Inte r Municipal, Regional,

Provincial

13% Procurement, Sale, Lease

10%

Transit, Infrastructure, Taxi

6%

Program, Policy

5%

Study, Review

6%

Growth, De velopment

5%

Budge t, Funding

4%Airport

4%

Strategy, Plan

4%

Inn ovate Calgary

2%

Civic Pa rtner, Community

2%

Arts, Parks , Recreation

1%

Governance

2%

Bus iness, Regulation

1%

Utilities

2%

Ins urance, Legal

2%


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FIguRe 17

tIMe SPeNt bY COuNCIl

brakowns of mins an im spn y Conci, in camra an o.

Time spent in camera

(129.5 hours)

Time s pent in public

(567.5 hours)

No pa rt was held

in secret

(17meetings)

Some part was

held in secret

(63 mee tings)


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28

sectION e:QuestION peRIOD

QueStIONS ASKed

Nmr of qsions ask rin Qsion Prio, y conci mmr.

FIguRe 18

DuringtheperiodidentiedasQuestionPeriodintherecord,101questionsspanningabout5,000word wr d y r of oni. thi ion rovid nyi on h qion d, hi

oi, w h ngg d.

Figure 18 i h nr of qion d dring Qion priod, y oni r.

Figure 19r down h qion d dring Qion priod, y oi.

12 2

3 3 3 34 4

89 9

12 1

3

25


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FIguRe 19

tOPICS IN QueStION PeRIOd

BreakdownoftopicsofitemsinQuestionPeriod,asclassiedbytheManningFoundation.

Water

7%

Transit, Traffic

14%

Snow

8%

Bus iness, Sales, Leasing

8%Infrastructure,

Maintenance

18%

Personne

5%

Pol icy, Bylaw, Zoni

24%

Procedural

8%

Recycl ing, Waste

5%

Emergency

3%


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lANguAgeCOMPlexItY

a n rin, w oo oo h

oiy of ngg d for h qion

d y r of oni dring Qion

priod.

conior mod, Dong nd Hodg

d oo fw qion o inoror ino hi

nyi.

MethOdOlOgY

Figure 20 donr wo diffrn wy o

ngg:

th Fh-kinid sor ngg

ooiion in oiiv igh, or in r of

dion v: driing i high hoo,

og, or og grd v. th or

orrond wih h rqird grd v ofh din.

th Gnning Fog Ind di ngg

oiy in ngiv igh, or in r

of onfiiy: highr or r o

morecomplex(orfoggy)languagethatis

gnry hrdr o orhnd nd d of

ongr word wih ny y.

b hi nyi i d off of

of h, nd rgy dnd on how

ny qion h conior d ovr h

riod did, h r y no rfy

rrniv of h individ h.

Nonh, hy r i rindr h

ciy coni honor i own oin

o in ngg.

exAMPleS OF

QueStIONS ASKed

thr hv n o of id g

fro h di wih r o onion

ofalcoholonpublicplayingeldsbybaseba

leagues.CanyouconrmwhethertheCity

i oving o zro orn on hi i or

whhr nforn i d on oin

basis?(Nenshi,2011-05-16)

Ring h d on h Gnor

Reservoircausedoodingdownstream.Wh

do th ciy of cgry wi for jor rin

vn for h d i rd rhr hn

ring i owy ovr riod of i o

preventooding?(Jones,2011-06-13)

Wh riy r od n

o nr h nigh fy of trni

Oror, nd wh wod h o

implications?(Chabot,2011-09-12)

Wh i h roi nr of r

lightsintheCityofCalgary?(Pootmans,

2011-10-03)

H h onrion of h mknigh

bovrd nd cnr sr n d

adifferencetothecongestioninthisarea?

(Macleod,2013-01-14)


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FIguRe 20

lANguAge ANAlYSIS

Fsc-Kincai an gnnin Fo scors, y conci mmr.

0 0 0

99

.6

9.

710

.7

11

.4

11

.4

11

.6

12

.2

12

.5

13

.8

14

.3

15

.6

FL ESCH-KINCA ID GRADE L EVEL

0 0 0

11

.6

11

.8

12

.5

12

.6

13

.2

13

.5

13

.9

14 1

5.

4

16

.2

17

.5

17

.8

GUNNIN G FOG INDEX


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sectION F:cONFlIcts OF INteRest

tIMe AWAY due tO CONFlICt

In mins, im spn away from iraions o caraion of

pcniary inrs, y conci mmr

FIguRe 21

coivy, oni r n 19 hor nd 37 in wy fro dirion d o declaredconictofinterest(recordedincouncilminutesasDeclarationofPecuniaryInterest).Onl

MayorNenshi,CouncilorsMar,Stevenson,Keating,andMacleodhadconictstodisclosethatwere

fond wihin h in.

Figure 21 r down h on of i wy, y coni mr.

Figure 22breaksdownthethereasonscitedfortheconictincouncilminutes.

5 12

174

211

775

N E N S H I M A C L E O D K E A T I N G S T E V E N S O N M A R


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FIguRe 22

ReASONS FOR CONFlICt

brakown of opics of rasons ci for caraion of pcniary inrs.

ha s made an application

for se condary s uite

16%

is a member of the

organ ization being

discussed

20%

owns property in a reabe ing discussed

20%

is involved in business

rel ating to matter being

discussed

44%


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sectION e:atteNDaNce

COuNCIl MeetINgS MISSedNmr of Conci Mins miss, y Conci Mmr

FIguRe 23

Therewerecollectively31ofcialabsencesfromCouncilmeetingsoutofthe80meetingsstudied.

uy, h iing oni r w d fro ndn wiho ron y ory of

coni, v for on whn h oni r n w rforing ohr oni in.

coni r wr oiony no rn h ing for vrio drion, no nod in

theminutestobeofciallybeabsent.Thisanalysisisbaseduponwhatisnotedintheofcialrecorda

h nd of h of oni in.

0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1

2 2

3

4 4

6 6


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FIguRe 24

AtteNdANCe ReCORd

Prcna sca ananc ra, y Conci Mmr.

92

.5

92

.5

95

95

96

.3 9

7.5

97

.5 98.

8

98.

8

98.

8

98.

8 100

100

100

100


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cONclusIONsDi h inhrn hng, hi io roj h hown h i i oi o:

siify nd riz, in highy i wy, h rg on of rw d ing rodd

y cndin oni hr.

Generateatentativereportcardfocusedonaspecicissue,inthiscase,theleveloftaxesand

nding.

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oiion.

u hnoogy in ordr o r ndrnd h n of wh i ing did y ciy

coni, oh in i ion nd hind od door.

Dvo ddiion oo o n vor o onior h ffivn of h rrnion hy

riv.

th roj wi now i o nd o or oiy i nd o ohr niiii in ar

nd ro cnd.


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1. For mor informaion rarin po an is moooy pas isi Mnicipa Sry Rpor, os on-in a: p://www.manninfonaion.or/docs/Mnicipa-Sry-Rpor.pf

2. For an pan iia rsion of is rpor conainin aaas copis of a os si, as w as aausedtobuildeachofthe24gurescomposingthisreport,pleasesee:http://www.manningfoundation.org/our-work

3. t foowin iy nra, spcia, oraniaiona, an sraic mins of conci wr s o nra isrpor: 2010-10-29. 2010-11-08. 2010-12-06. 2010-12-13, 2011-01-10. 2011-01-17. 2011-01-24. 2011-01-31, 2011-02-07. 2011-02-14. 2011-02-15. 2011-03-01, 2011-03-07. 2011-03-21. 2011-04-05. 2011-04-11. 2011-04-18. 2011-05-03.2011-05-09. 2011-05-16. 2011-05-20. 2011-06-07. 2011-06-13. 2011-06-14. 2011-06-20. 2011-06-28. 2011-07-04.2011-07-25. 2011-09-12. 2011-09-19. 2011-09-27. 2011-10-03. 2011-10-24. 2011-11-07. 2011-11-14. 2011-11-21. 2011-12-05. 2011-12-12. 2011-12-19, 2012-01-09. 2012-01-23. 2012-01-30. 2012-02-06, 2012-02-27. 2012-03-12. 2012-03-19.2012-04-09, 2012-04-23. 2012-05-07. 2012-05-14. 2012-05-28, 2012-06-11. 2012-06-25, 2012-07-16. 2012-07-24,2012-07-30. 2012-09-10, 2012-09-17. 2012-09-24, 2012-10-01. 2012-10-05, 2012-10-15, 2012-10-16, 2012-10-19,2012-10-22, 2012-11-26, 2012-12-03, 2012-12-10, 2012-12-17, 2013-01-14, 2013-01-28, 2013-02-04, 2013-02-11, 2013-

02-25, 2013-03-04, 2013-03-18, 2013-03-19, 2013-04-08, 2013-04-15, an 2013-04-22.

4. Rcors of mins of Conci an is Commis a a occrr sinc Ocor 31, 2010 can iw onelMS, Ciy of Caarys ecronic lisai Manamn Soion, os onin a: p://anamins.caary.ca/sirp/mrss.asp

NOteS


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AbOut the AuthOR

JeROmY aNtON FaRkas i dn nd rrhrd in cgry, whr h h rvd rrh d nd d ny

foravarietyofprojectswiththeFacultiesofCommunicationandCulture(Arts),

mdiin, nd Vrinry mdiin h univriy of cgry. H h o

workedattheUniversityofCalgaryforthepastveyearsastheAdministratorfor

h Ir sdi mr nd ph.D. progr.


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uPCOMINg RePORtSTheManningFoundationisbuildingintellectualcapitalformunicipalgovernanceinvestreamsof

i oiy nqiry. eh r wi ind ri of i oiy ror dignd o i

nw hogh o h ro of nii govrnn in oiy. mnning Fondion rrh rorr d in h i doin vi h Fondion wi nd r vi for rviw, d,

criticismandsupportbyCanadiansregardlessoftheirpoliticalafliation.

1. ORgANIC CItIeS

an nqiry ino how ii grow nd wh ro govrnn hod y in rging growh nd

providinginfrastructure,withthegoalsofeconomicefciencyandliveability.Muchofthedebate

rond nii dvon i d rond wh rn for r dir, wih rwr nd

r growhr i rging h nd- rgion nd infrrr roviion hod fvor

hir oi rn for.

th Orgni cii roj diffrn riv: h wh i iorn i no h rn for

h rg, h ro h r in , riry h ro of govrnn. On hi viw, i i

or iorn h h r i f fr o rv onr dnd, wih h iorn onrin

ing rory righ nd h r o of infrrr roviion rhr hn nd- rgion.

uoing ror ind nqiri ino h onoi of onion ro o in vog iyh ro h onry nd h ff of fr dvn in vhi hnoogy.

2. APPROPRIAte ACtIvItIeS

an nqiry ino h oi ro of govrnn, wih oiiv nyi of wh nii govrnn

currentlydoesandanormativeanalysisofwhatrolesgovernmentisbestequippedtoll.Theseroles

rody divid ino n ownrhi ro, rgory ro, nd n ndir ro h of whih n

ovr or ndr yd. thi r id on on h r fir, i good nd

idiriy o idnify whih ivii nii govrnn do or do no hv oriv

dvng ovr ohr v of govrnn.

uoing ror ind nqiri ino h ror ro of nii govrnn rgor nd

dirior of wh.


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3. CItIzeN SOveReIgNtY

an nqiry ino how w iizn n hod govrnn o on, inding onioring of i

ivii nd roing hir nr righ. thi r invig ndrd of nii

oning nd rforn roring, on govrnn, i fy nd inrgnrion qiy.

I onidr on h on govrnn nd on d, nd rory righ.

Fr ror in hi ri ind nqiri ino h qiy of rforn roring,

inrgnrion qiy wih r o nii govrnn nd on d roj.

4. the OPeN SOCIetY

On oii hr owr ong rng of diffrn iniion, ni od oii whr ii vd in j on. th On soiy i n nqiry ino h ro of diffrn iniion in h iy,

inding h hrh, hrii nd oiion. thi r h hiori n, i onidr

how h diffrn n hv inrd in h nd y do o in h fr.

ardy rd ror ind Wikiciy: Caarys Many Conriors, n on of h ro of

ivi oiy in iding cgry.

5. MuNICIPAl ISSue RePORtS

thi r ovr i n of i oiy, inding n inrodion o h ro of

governmentatmunicipallevel,briengsonareasofmunicipalpolicyandissuereportsframedin

r of v, f nd id of onrvi id o nii oiy.

ardy rd oiy ror ind t Ro of Mnicipa gornmn, dconsion: gin

Caary Moin, ndKpin Caary Saf.

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