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NIAGARA FA The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Resolution
December 9, 2014
No.20
Moved by Councillor Kerrio
Seconded by Councillor Morocco
WHEREAS all meetings of Council are to be open to the public; and
WHEREAS the only time a meeting or part of a meeting may be closed to the public if the subject
matter falls under one of the exceptions under s. 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001.; and
WHEREAS s. 239(7) of the Act mandates that the municipality or local board or a committee of
either of them shall record without note or comment all resolutions,decisions,and other proceedings
at a meeting of the body whether it is closed to the public or not; and
WHEREAS s. 239(8) of the Act requires that the record required by subsection 239(7) shall be
made by the Clerk of the Corporation in the case of a meeting of council; and
WHEREAS on December 9, 2014 Niagara Falls City Council will be holding a Closed Meeting
as permitted under s. 239(2)(d) and 239(2)(b) of the Act; and
WHEREAS one of the matters pertains to labour relations and personal information; and
WHEREAS due to the nature of the discussion of the in the Closed Meeting, it is not appropriate
for City staff to be in attendance, save the Director of Human Resources ("HR"); and
WHEREAS s.228(4)of the Act permits the Clerk the discretionary authority to delegate in writing
to any person, other than a member of council, any of the clerks powers and duties under the Act.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT on December 10, 2013 at 4:00 p.m., Niagara Falls
Council will go into a closed meeting, prior to their regularly scheduled meeting at 5:00 p.m. to
consider matters that fall under the subject matter of 239(f),advice that is subject to solicitor-client,
related to Chippawa flooding matters and City-owned lands known as the former CP Rail right of
way and matters that fall under the subject matter of 239(c)a proposed disposition of lands related
to the laneway between Buttrey and Ferguson and Hickson and Broughton, and aquisition of lands
at 6915 Lundy's Lane and 5628 Montrose Road,and a matter that falls under the subject matters of
239(2)(d), labour relations or employee negotiations, and 238(2)(b), personal information of an
identifiable individual.
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT on December 9,2014 the City Clerk, Dean Iorfida,
delegates his authority for the purposed of the Closed Meeting to the Director of HR, Trent Dark;
and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Director of HR will record without note or comment
all recommendations to Council emanating from the Closed Meeting; and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Clerk will resume his duties upon conclusion of the
Closed Meeting agenda.
Carried Unanimously
AND The Seal of the Corporation be hereto affixed.
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D AN IORF DA JAMES M. DIODATI
CITY CLE MAYOR