Welcome to the Political Trenches Local Government At Work. We’re back in the trenches looking at the stories and issues that are shaping municipalities from coast to coast to coast. We are continuing our dive into the role of the CAO, we are honoured to be joined by David Barrick, an experienced leader who has lead a Municipal administration in both an urban and rural setting.But as always we have three stories we have been watching, including a council has been slapped on the hand for holding two council “meetings” over email, a business group in Banff is asking the Banff Council to hold the tax increase to under 3 percent, and finally what’s the price of a town’s name?**********************************Chapters: 00:00:00 - Opening 00:00:05 - Introduction 00:01:10 - Story 100:09:05 - Story 200:17:49 - Story 300:21:27 - Interview with CAO David Barrick 00:38:41 - Closing Remarks 00:40:33 -Credits ***********************************Stories In Today's Show:Story 1: Ramara Township held an 'illegal' meeting: Ontario ombudsmanhttps://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/ramara-township-held-two-illegal-meetings-ontario-ombudsman-11372901Story 2: Banff business group lobbies council for 3 per cent tax hike caphttps://www.rmoutlook.com/banff/banff-business-group-lobbies-council-for-3-per-cent-tax-hike-cap-11444227Story 3: This Saskatchewan town is asking $10M for naming rightshttps://www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/article/saskatchewan-town-of-duck-lake-puts-its-name-up-for-sale/***********************************Subscribe to Show:Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3GISqEX Spotify Podcast: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepoliticaltrenches Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/crossborderinterviewswithchrisbrown***********************************Follow The Political Trenches:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crossborderinterviews Website: https://www.crossborderinterviews.ca/ Website: https://www.strategicsteps.ca/The Political Trenches is Part of the Cross Border Network© 2025

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