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Cor~~orute Services
Report To: Mayor and Members of Council
Date of Meeting: November 27, 2006
Submitted By: Lesley MacDonald,
Director of Legal Services and City Solicitor (Ext. # 2267)
Prepared By: Lesley MacDonald,
Director of Legal Services and City Solicitor
Ward(s) Involved: N/A
Date of Report: November 27, 2006
Report No.: CRPS - 06 -172
Subject: Submission to the Committee on General Government
Bill 130 Proposed Amendments to the Municipal Act and
other Acts
RECOMMENDATION:
The submission regarding Bill 130 Proposed amendments to the Municipal Act and other Acts,
dated November 24, 2006, attached to report CRPS-06-172 be approved and staff be directed
to file same with the Committee on General Government, Province of Ontario.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
In accordance with the discussion at Finance and Corporate Services Committee on Monday
November 20, staff have been asked to attend in person to make representations on Bill 130
before the Standing Committee on General Government regarding two concerns, one pertaining
to the municipality's ability to establish corporations and the other pertaining to the closed
meeting provisions and the absence of an exemption pertaining to matters which other than fact
not in writing, would otherwise be prohibited from release under the Municipal Freedom of
Information and Protection of Privacy Act. In addition, staff has been asked to file a written
submission with respect to any other identified concerns with the proposed amendments.
REPORT:
The attached submission has been prepared setting out other areas of concern or comment for
the benefit of the Committee on General Government, to be filed upon receipt of Council's
approval. The submission is to be filed with the standing committee by 5:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 29, 2006.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Not known at this time.
COMMUNICATIONS:
N/A
CONCLUSION:
It is to the Municipality's benefit to file submissions with respect to any areas of concern with Bill
130 with the hope that the Province will give due consideration to the comments and perhaps
incorporate some, if not all of the suggested changes in the Bill. The submissions also contain
the commitment from the City of Kitchener to participate in discussions with the province on any
of the points raised should they so wish, with the hope that such discussions may advance
further changes to the legislation.
~esiey Niacuonaia,
Director of Legal Services and City Solicitor
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T. Speck
P. Houston
F. McCrea
S. Williams