Nanaimo coun. Fuller tabbed for RDN board seat following ‘unhealthy’ debate
NANAIMO — Terms like buffoonery and petty politics were tossed around Monday night as Nanaimo councillors sparred over a typically routine appointment to the regional board of directors.
Nanaimo coun. Gord Fuller was appointed as the City’s representative on the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) board by a 5-3 vote. Fuller fills the seat vacated following Wendy Pratt’s resignation.
Councillors Fuller and Diane Brennan, who had both been the City’s alternate representatives on the RDN board, were nominated for the vacant seat. Mayor Bill McKay proposed each candidate be given a minute to offer a speech on their merits.
Coun. Jim Kipp quickly admonished the mayor, saying the speeches would be out of line with protocol and had never been done before.