Confused Mayor Andy Fillmore forced to ask council "What do Mayors do?" again.

Frustration mounts in Halifax Regional Council as councillors try once again to explain to Mayor Andy Fillmore what his job actually is.

Mayor Andy Fillmore Shows Council What He Suspects a Mayor is During a Heated Council Meeting.

Looking out from his podium, Mayor Andy Fiillmore faces the 16 councillors representing the Halifax Regional Municipality. He is met with a mix of blank stares, frustrated glares and even signs of pity. He's back here again, in the New Year, to try and win Council over after an initial rough, often combative, year. Today, he was hopeful his new pitch to council would be well received. Instead, it has revealed, once again, that he has no idea what a Mayor actually does.

"Today, I will pass, into law, a ban on all boats from Halifax Harbour. It will take effect immediately. The penalty is being thrown into the Harbour and your boat sunk. Thank You for your attention in this matter." a confident Mayor Fillmore proclaimed.

"No." responded Councillor Sam Austin, who then refused to respond further.

"You don't have authority over that. You are only one vote on this Council. That isn't how motions are presented before Council. And a hundred other things." elaborated Councillor Laura White after a few tense moments of silence. Fillmore gave a defeated sigh before the emotionally drained mayor asked once again "What do Mayors even do then?".

Upon realizing that Fillmore still did not understand what a mayor does, Council decided to ask him to hold up pictures of what he thinks a mayor is and they would tell him yes or no. "We thought maybe he could be a visual learner, if he saw pictures of mayors, he would understand better." Said Councillor Janet Steele.

First, Fillmore held up a picture of King Henry VIII. This joke elicited chuckles from Council until it became clear Fillmore was being serious. "You...You think...just no" responded bewildered Councillor Trish Purdy.

Next, Fillmore held up a picture of Superman standing next to Batman with a plus sign between them. "As in you're as powerful as Superman and Batman combined? Seriously?" confirmed Councillor Shawn Cleary. Undaunted by the negative response, Fillmore held up a second picture next to the first, this time of a plus sign and Spiderman, implying that he believed he had underestimated his power.

This continued for over an hour, with Fillmore holding up an array of photos including Jean Chretien, Elton John, Jose Batista, Lord Voldemort, Macho Man Randy Savage, Gandalf the Grey, Henry Ford, Ke$ha, Gandalf the White, the Blue Power Ranger, the Yellow Power Ranger, the Red Power Ranger, Sir Ian McKellen, Dracula, Chunk from the Goonies, the entire cast of ER and the Wing Zero Gundam.

Council thought progress had finally been made when Fillmore held up a picture of the Mcdonaldland Crew and pointed to Mayor McCheese. A sense of relief filled the chamber and Fillmore's proud smile became infectious. Council had begun packing up to go home when they realized their mistake. Mayor Fillmore had not being pointing to the congenial Mayor McCheese but rather behind him, at the indefinable monstrosity that is Grimace. What followed that day is so dark, so horrific, so senseless, that I could not force myself to describe it to you, even if my Editor allowed it.

Previous to this event, now referred to simply as the 'Grimacing of Council', the Halifax Regional Council has spent $22, 000 on a facilitator to attempt to relieve the tension between Mayor Fillmore and Council. Now it is expected that the cost to help Council recover from the Grimacing could reach over an additional 150K. When asked his thoughts on the cost, Fillmore responded "I will continue to try and understand what a mayor is, regardless of the cost to Taxpayers. Some day, I will be the best Mayor this city has ever had, even if I have to bankrupt it to do so."

Mayor Andy Fillmore Immediately following the infamous "Grimacing of council"