The word on the street Save article Remove saved article

I have written extensively on the need for a council to establish a healthy, positive relationship with its administration. Fortunately, this is the norm for many municipalities across Canada. In other communities, however, the norm reflects a lack of trust, the undermining of staff (or council), questions at public meetings that reek of sarcasm, and the sense that if the report comes from the administration, council must query it to see what the real story