03-03-2020 - In-Camera Aha
CITY OF! •,, CANADA
NIAGARA FA
The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Resolution
March 3, 2020
Moved by: Councillor Wayne Campbell
Seconded by: Councillor Chris Dabrowski
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 is if
the subject matter falls under one of the exceptions under s. 239(2) of the Municipal Act,
2001.
WHEREAS on March 3, 2020, Niagara Falls City Council will be holding a Closed Meeting
as permitted under s. 239(2)(b),(e), (f) and (k) of the Act; 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 due to the nature of the discussion of a portion of the Closed Meeting, it is
not appropriate for City staff to be in attendance while a personal matter about an
identifiable individual is discussed, 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; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that on March 3, 2020 at 4:00 p.m., Niagara Falls City
Council will go into a closed meeting, prior to their regularly scheduled meeting at 5:00
p.m., to consider personal matters about identifiable individuals; as well as personal
matters about an identifiable individual as it pertains to Code of Conduct Investigations;
as well as to discuss a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to a
negotiation to be carried on, on behalf of the City involving waste management services;
as well as litigation or potential litigation involving Local Planning Appeal Tribunal matters.
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT on March 3, 2020 the City Clerk, Bill Matson,
delegates his authority for the purpose of a portion 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 City Clerk will resume his duties upon conclusion
of the Closed Meeting agenda.
AND The Seal of the Corporation be hereto affixed.
Carried Unanimously
(Councillor loannoni and Councillor Strange absent from the vote).
WILLIAM G. MATSON JAMES M. DIODATI
CITY CLERK MAYOR