A second Sayward village councillor has resigned, leaving the village to fill two seats via by-election in the next few months.

Coun. Tom Tinsley tendered his resignation this week, saying that there have been an B次元官网网址渆xcessive number of council meetings with limited productivity over the last 18 months.B次元官网网址� Tinsley is the second councillor to give up his seat this year, with former Coun. Kohen Gilkin resigning in March. Tinsley was first elected in 2020 after a by-election, and was re-elected in 2022.

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Tinsley also said that the stress of the job B次元官网网址渘o longer allows him to maintain his health while meeting other obligations personally and professionally.B次元官网网址�

TinsleyB次元官网网址檚 resignation leaves the village council with only two councillors and the mayor.

As of May 15, Sayward Council has not uploaded new meeting minutes to its website, apart from a special council meeting about a rezoning application, and a public hearing about the same project. The village has also not uploaded any council meeting recordings to its website since January.

According to the Times Colonist, the province has appointed a municipal advisor to help B次元官网网址渞esolve ongoing frictionB次元官网网址� at council meetings.

The Mirror has reached out to Tinsley and Mayor Mark Baker for comment.

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