City poverty committee officially dissolved, replaced
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The City of Brandon’s poverty committee was officially dissolved at Monday’s city council meeting, making way for the Community Wellness Collaborative to assume its duties.
Last December, Coun. Kris Desjarlais (Ward 2) first gave notice that he intended to proposed a merger of the committee and the collaborative.
At a council meeting in January, Desjarlais said that a community-driven approach to tackling issues like mental health, homelessness and poverty could provide a “more holistic” view of the work that needs to be done.
On Monday, council voted unanimously to pass second and third readings of a bylaw officially dissolving the committee and transferring $9,723 in funds budgeted for it to the collaborative.
City clerk Renee Sigurdson said those funds would be provided to the collaborative in the form of a one-time grant under this year’s budget.
Speaking on the matter on Monday, Coun. Heather Karrouze (Ward 1) said that a merger was considered reasonable as both the committee and the collaborative sought to address similar challenges.
According to Karrouze, the councillors who were part of the poverty committee will become members of the collaborative until the end of their terms. Those councillors are Karrouze, Desjarlais and Coun. Tyson Tame (Ward 10)
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