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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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6
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.
a rory r inr of 5.1% for
nii ro. pd on 2012-03-19.
a rory r inr of 13.0% for
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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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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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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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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COuNCIlOR vOtINg COMPARISONS
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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COuNCIlOR vOtINg COMPARISONS
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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.
prod ro ii ind of conior hvior, rforn, inrion, nd voing
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.
MANNING FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRATIC EDUCATIONwww.manningfoundation.orginfo@manningfoundation.org403.536.8585514 11 Ave SWCalgary, AB T2R 0C8
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