Bowen Library is hosting a Mayoral candidates Question and Answer session on Monday November 3 from 7 to 9 pm at Cates Hill Chapel.
The Mayor is a member of council with one vote, however, the role of the Mayor has additional statutory responsibilities from that of councillors, and is a position of leadership. The Mayor provides leadership to council in deciding what the municipality will do, sets and manages the tone of meetings, and reflects the will of council as a whole. It is a job requiring a variety of leadership and managerial skills.
In order to allow each of the Mayoral candidates to speak to their understanding of the role and to describe the skills or experience they would bring to this important position, the library is hosting a special public question and answer session with the mayoral candidates.
We are asking Bowen Islanders to submit questions for the candidates in advance of the November 3rd session. Questions will be drawn from those we receive by midnight Sunday November 2nd, and we ask that you consider the leadership role of the Mayor and the unique qualities needed for this position in your questions. Each candidate will be given a set amount of time to answer and all will speak to the same questions.
Please email questions to the library [email protected], post to our Facebook page or drop off written questions to the library. We expect that only about a dozen questions will be able to be answered by all candidates in the two hours, so questions from the floor will only be asked if there is time remaining. Hope to see you on Monday November 3rd at Cates Chapel. Session starts at 7 pm.
