Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal
The full agenda, as filed
All 2 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
DG23.1amended
Reconsideration Requests at the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal
The Solicitor, Legal Services will provide a training and education session on Reconsideration Requests at the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal. The Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal may meet in closed session on this item in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 which permits the closing of a meeting for the education or training of the Members.
The Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal: 1. Directed that Confidential Attachment 1 from the Solicitor, Toronto Legal Services remain confidential in its entirety, as it pertains to the education or training of the Members.
DG23.2adopted
Amendments to the Rules of Procedure
The purpose of this report is to recommend amendments to the Rules of Procedure for the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal. The proposed amendments update the Tribunal's hearing reconsideration processes, including making the process and grounds for granting a reconsideration clearer and clarifying what the role of the chair and other members are throughout the review process. This report was prepared in consultation with Legal Services.
The Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal: 1. Amended Rule 21 of the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal Rules of Procedure by deleting the existing Rule 21 and replacing it with the content in Attachment 1 to the report (September 3, 2024) from the City Clerk. 2. Adopted the Request for Reconsideration and Response to Request for Reconsideration forms contained in Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (September 3, 2024) from the City Clerk, subject to any minor amendments the City Clerk may make in consultation with the City Solicitor for clarity and operational feasibility.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk recommends that the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal: 1. Amend Rule 21 of the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal Rules of Procedure by deleting the existing Rule 21 and replacing it with the content in Attachment 1 to this report. 2. Adopt the Request for Reconsideration and Response to Request for Reconsideration forms contained in Attachments 2 and 3 to this report, subject to any minor amendments the City Clerk may make in consultation with the City Solicitor for clarity and operational feasibility.