SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE
February 11, 2013
Meeting No. 4
Finance & Administrative Issues Community Services Issues
Chair: Mayor
Frank Scarpitti Chair: Councillor Alex Chiu
Vice Chair: Councillor Carolina Moretti Vice
Chair: Councillor Howard Shore
Environment
& Sustainability Issues Building,
Parks, & Construction Issues
Chair: Councillor
Valerie Burke Chair: Councillor Logan Kanapathi
Vice Chair: Regional Councillor Joe Li Vice
Chair: Councillor Colin Campbell
Alternate formats are available
upon request.
Attendance
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Andy
Taylor, Chief Administrative Officer
Catherine
Conrad, City Solicitor
Jim
Baird, Commissioner of Development Services
Brenda
Librecz, Commissioner of Community & Fire Services
Trinela
Cane, Commissioner of Corporate Services
Martha
Pettit, Deputy Clerk
Joel Lustig,
Treasurer
Stephen
Huycke, Acting Deputy Clerk
Don
Taylor, Manager of Executive Operations
Sharon
Laing, Director of Human Resources
Kitty
Bavington, Council/Committee Coordinator
Alida
Tari, Council/Committee Coordinator
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Councillor
Logan Kanapathi
The General Committee convened at the hour 1:58 p.m. with Mayor Frank
Scarpitti in the Chair and recessed at 1:59 p.m. General Committee reconvened at 2:54 p.m.
DISCLOSURE OF
INTEREST
None disclosed.
1. COUNCIL CODE OF CONDUCT (16.23)
Council
Code of Conduct
Martha Pettit, Acting City Clerk delivered a
PowerPoint presentation regarding the proposed Council Code of Conduct.
The Committee discussed and suggested the following
amendments to the proposed Council Code of Conduct:
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Section 5 - 5.1 (a) remove the word "fairly"
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Section 3 - 3.1 (a) add the wording "as guided
through Provincial Legislation"
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Section 3 - 3.1 (c) add the wording "as
outlined in the Municipal Conflict of
Interest Act"
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Section 3 - 3.1 (d) amend the wording "of the
highest" to "of high"
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Section 3 - last paragraph amend to "…between
Members, Staff, the Public and other elected officials"
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Section 9 - incorporate the wording from the Council
Roles & Responsibility "Council Members will not attempt to direct the
activities of staff or departments except through established channels of
authority" and shorten the entire section
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Section 16 - 16.1 remove the word "all"
and amend to read "….legislation that are required and/or
authorized…."
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Section 6 - 6.1 amend to "….that may be
confidential and shall not be disclosed"
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Section 6 - 6.3 remove entirely
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Section 6 - do not begin with "No Member"
replace with "Members shall not…"
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Section 6 - 6.6 amend the wording to "Members
shall not disclose…….the substance of any discussions individually or
collectively, at closed session meetings….."
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Section 6 - 6.5 - amend this with easier to
understand wording
The Committee suggested that motions be brought
forward at a future date recommending to the Province of Ontario to amend the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act so
that it is not ambiguous. It was also
suggested that the Province amend the Municipal
Act, 2001 that if a Member of Council does disclose confidential
information prior to being reported out by the municipality that they can be
removed from office.
Moved by Councillor Howard Shore
Seconded by Councillor Don Hamilton
1) That
the correspondence from Alena Gotz, Thornhill resident, be received; and,
2) That
the remaining discussions relative to the proposed Council Code of Conduct be continued at a future Special General
Committee meeting; and further,
3) That Staff be authorized and directed to do
all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Councillor Carolina Moretti
Seconded by Councillor Don Hamilton
That the Special General Committee meeting
adjourn at 5:02 p.m.
CARRIED