In the community section of this website is dedicated to informing Pickering residents of the issues Councillor O’Connell supports and the legislation she is working to have implemented. Issues and legislation appear as threads (often accompanied with downloads and related links) organized from the most recent date of issue to least recent date of issue.
 


 
 

Ward 1 City Councillor
Jennifer O'Connell
This year: B+
Last year: B
Committee: 18/19
Council: 18/18
Expenses: $19,897

Coun. O'Connell is passionate, well-spoken and has an opinion on almost everything. She takes on a number of issues, such as improving the waterfront and keeps a close eye on Seaton. She fights for what she believes in, but sometimes argues with Mayor Ryan when he tells her she runs on at meetings. She doesn't let anyone off the hook easily on issues she deems important, whether they're speakers or council members, which contributes to her grade improvement. And she has no qualms with challenging speakers at Council, such as the time she grilled Regional Chairman Roger Anderson on his approval of the Big Pipe without consultation. She keeps a watchful eye on the City's
spending.