Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal

The full agenda, as filed

All 1 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.

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  Amendment to the Rules of Procedure - Electronic Participation in Hearings

  The purpose of this report is to recommend amending the Rules of Procedure for the hearings of the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal to make electronic participation a permanent option for tribunal hearings.

  The Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal adopted the following amendment to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal Rules of Procedure: 1. Amended the definition of "oral hearing" in Rule 1 by deleting the phrase "shall only be held during the period from August 18, 2020 to one year following the later of the termination of the Provincial emergency or the termination of the municipal emergency related to COVID-19 and" so that it reads as follows: "oral hearing" means a hearing or part of a hearing during which the parties or their representative(s) attend in person or electronically before the Tribunal. Any electronic hearing shall comply with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, Statutory Powers and Procedure Act and electronic hearing requirements and operational guidelines adopted by the Tribunal."

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The City Clerk recommends that the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal adopt the following amendment to the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal Rules of Procedure: 1. The definition of "oral hearing" in Rule 1 is amended by deleting the phrase "shall only be held during the period from August 18, 2020 to one year following the later of the termination of the Provincial emergency or the termination of the municipal emergency related to COVID-19 and" so that it reads as follows: "oral hearing" means a hearing or part of a hearing during which the parties or their representative(s) attend in person or electronically before the Tribunal. Any electronic hearing shall comply with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, Statutory Powers and Procedure Act and electronic hearing requirements and operational guidelines adopted by the Tribunal."