Coun. Mayes out, Santos in as Winnipeg mayor shuffles executive policy committee

Winnipeg’s politician is shaking up his executive argumentation committee (EPC).

Scott Gillingham announced Wednesday that, among different changes, Coun. Brian Mayes (St. Vital) will nary longer beryllium connected nan committee.

The politician commended Mayes, who had served connected EPC for much than 11 years, for his dedication to nan committees he chaired, astir precocious h2o and waste.

“Coun. Mayes is 1 of nan longest-serving members of EPC successful Winnipeg’s history and a beardown advocator for nan group of St. Vital,” Gillingham said successful a statement.

“I look guardant to continuing to activity intimately pinch him successful his domiciled arsenic councillor.”

Mayes was primitively appointed to nan committee by then-mayor Sam Katz, and continued done nan tenure of his successor Brian Bowman, and into Gillingham’s administration.

“It has been an honour and privilege to person served pinch 3 different mayors, who person each had their ain imagination for our metropolis and unsocial governance approaches,” Mayes said successful a connection Wednesday.

“I americium proud of nan activity that I person been capable to execute while chairing various committees, and genuinely consciousness that I person been capable to present not only for nan residents of St. Vital, but besides for our city.”

Mayes said while he’s proud of nan activity he accomplished, he’s “frustrated” that he didn’t get to spot his efforts to modernize Winnipeg’s sewage curen systems done to completion.

Other changes see nan summation of Vivian Santos (Point Douglas) arsenic chair of nan opinionated argumentation committee connected organization services, while Evan Duncan (Charleswood) moves to nan water, discarded and situation role.

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The different committee members stay nan same: Janice Lukes (Waverley West) arsenic chair of nationalist useful and lawman mayor, Jeff Browaty (North Kildonan) arsenic chair of finance and economical development, Sherri Rollins (Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry) arsenic chair of spot and development, and Markus Chambers (St. Norbert), arsenic acting lawman mayor.

Gillingham said he wants EPC to prioritize issues including accelerating caller lodging building to tackle nan homelessness crisis, and to amended nan city’s fund position, complete nan adjacent year.

“It’s important to periodically refresh EPC to guarantee it benefits from nan divers viewpoints and experiences connected City Council,” nan politician said, “and to execute balanced practice from crossed Winnipeg.”