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Amendments to Council Procedures to incorporate changes to the Municipal Elections Act and the City of Toronto Act

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2022-07-19 · Toronto City Council · amended

As filed

City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, Section 5.1 by deleting subsection A. and adding a new subsection A: Subject to the Act and any other applicable legislation, Council holds its first meeting on the first Wednesday after the commencement of the Term of Council. 2. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, Section 5.15 by replacing the existing subsection 5.15A with the following: A.

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Subjects for closed meetings. (1) Council or a committee may close a meeting to the public to discuss the following: (a) Security of the City's or a local board's property; (b) Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including City or local board employees; (c) A proposed or pending land acquisition for City or agency purposes; (d) Labour relations or employee negotiations; (e) Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the City or a local board; (f) Receiving advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; (g) Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them; (h) A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the City or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization; (i) A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the City or local board and has monetary value or potential monetary value; (j) A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City or local board; (k) Educating or training the members, provided that no member discusses or otherwise deals with any matter that materially advances the business or decision-making of the City, local board or committee; or, (l) A matter for which Council, a board, a committee or other body has authorized a meeting to be closed under another Act. (2) Council or a committee shall close a meeting to the public to discuss the following: (a) A request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; or, (b) An ongoing investigation respecting the City, a local board or a city-controlled corporation by: (1) the Ombudsman appointed under the Ombudsman Act, (2) the City's Ombudsman; or, (3) the City's Open Meeting investigator. 3. City Council direct that, despite the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council hold its First Meeting in 2022 on Wednesday, November 23 and Thursday, November 24, 2022.

The vote

Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 23-0

For (23)Ana Bailão, Anthony Perruzza, Brad Bradford, Cynthia Lai, Frances Nunziata, Gary Crawford, Gord Perks, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, Jennifer McKelvie, Joe Mihevc, John Filion, John Tory, Josh Matlow, Mark Grimes, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle, Mike Layton, Nick Mantas, Paul Ainslie, Robin Buxton Potts, Shelley Carroll, Stephen Holyday
Absent (2)Denzil Minnan-Wong, Paula Fletcher
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As the city filed it

The purpose of this report is to amend City Council's Procedures with respect to the date of the first meeting of City Council and to reflect the subjects for which City Council may or shall close a meeting to the public. These amendments incorporate changes to the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

Staff recommended

The City Clerk recommends that: 1. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, Section 5.1 by deleting subsection A. and adding a new subsection A: Subject to the Act and any other applicable legislation, Council holds its first meeting on the first Wednesday after the commencement of the Term of Council. 2. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, Section 5.15 by replacing the existing subsection 5.15A with the following: A.

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Subjects for closed meetings. (1) Council or a committee may close a meeting to the public to discuss the following: (a) Security of the City's or a local board's property; (b) Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including City or local board employees; (c) A proposed or pending land acquisition for City or agency purposes; (d) Labour relations or employee negotiations; (e) Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the City or a local board; (f) Receiving advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; (g) Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them; (h) A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the City or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization; (i) A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the City or local board and has monetary value or potential monetary value; (j) A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City or local board; (k) Educating or training the members, provided that no member discusses or otherwise deals with any matter that materially advances the business or decision-making of the City, local board or committee; or, (l) A matter for which Council, a board, a committee or other body has authorized a meeting to be closed under another Act. (2) Council or a committee shall close a meeting to the public to discuss the following: (a) A request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; or, (b) An ongoing investigation respecting the City, a local board or a city-controlled corporation by: (1) the Ombudsman appointed under the Ombudsman Act, (2) the City's Ombudsman; or, (3) the City's Open Meeting investigator.

Considered

  • 2022-07-12 · Executive Committee · adopted

    Decision as filed

    The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, Section 5.1 by deleting subsection A. and adding a new subsection A: Subject to the Act and any other applicable legislation, Council holds its first meeting on the first Wednesday after the commencement of the Term of Council. 2. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, Section 5.15 by replacing the existing subsection 5.15A with the following: A.

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    Subjects for closed meetings. (1) Council or a committee may close a meeting to the public to discuss the following: (a) Security of the City's or a local board's property; (b) Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including City or local board employees; (c) A proposed or pending land acquisition for City or agency purposes; (d) Labour relations or employee negotiations; (e) Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the City or a local board; (f) Receiving advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; (g) Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them; (h) A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the City or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization; (i) A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the City or local board and has monetary value or potential monetary value; (j) A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City or local board; (k) Educating or training the members, provided that no member discusses or otherwise deals with any matter that materially advances the business or decision-making of the City, local board or committee; or, (l) A matter for which Council, a board, a committee or other body has authorized a meeting to be closed under another Act. (2) Council or a committee shall close a meeting to the public to discuss the following: (a) A request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; or, (b) An ongoing investigation respecting the City, a local board or a city-controlled corporation by: (1) the Ombudsman appointed under the Ombudsman Act, (2) the City's Ombudsman; or, (3) the City's Open Meeting investigator.

  • 2022-07-19 · Toronto City Council · amended

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