MINUTES - Council - 20101207
TOWN OF AURORA
INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE
2010 - 2014 COUNCIL
MINUTES
Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
7:30 p.m.
INAUGURAL CEREMONY
The Inaugural Ceremony was held for Members of Council elected to the 2010 – 2014
term of office.
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. John Webster, Town Crier, called the meeting to order.
PROCESSIONAL
The processional, led by Piper Steven Sirbovan and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch
385 Colour Guard, escorted the Mayor and Members of Council into the Council
Chambers.
“O CANADA”
Mr. Josph Likuski sang “O Canada”.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Reverend Stephen Kern, Rabbi Marty Steinhouse and Interfaith Council Khaled
Seaydoun gave blessings and prayers of dedication.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THE MAYOR AND
PRESENTATION OF MAYOR'S CHAIN OF OFFICE
The Town Clerk, John D. Leach, introduced His Worship, Douglas Clark, who
introduced the Colour Guard and administered the Declaration of Office to Mayor Dawe.
The Town Clerk then presented Mayor Dawe with the Chain of Office.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THE COUNCILLORS
His Worship Douglas Clark administered the Declaration of Office collectively to the
Members of Council.
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INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
Mayor Dawe assumed the Chair and introduced the new Members of Council.
INTRODUCTION OF DIGNITARIES AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
Mayor Dawe recognized a number of dignitaries, including Frank Klees, MP, and former
Council members, and introduced members of the Town of Aurora Executive
Leadership Team.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY THE MAYOR
Mayor Dawe welcomed family members and special guests. He extended his
appreciation for the trust of the electors and thanked the staff who assisted in the
preparation of the Inaugural Ceremonies. Mayor Dawe gave his Inaugural Address in
which he outlined the excitement and challenges for this new term of Council.
GREETINGS FROM COUNCILLORS
Each Member of Council addressed the audience, acknowledging their families and
friends, and expressed their thanks to the residents of Aurora who have entrusted them
with their position on Council.
RETURN OF THE "FREEDOM OF THE TOWN"
Mayor Dawe, Honorary Commander-in-Chief of The Queen's York Rangers (1st
American Regiment) R.C.A.C., presented Lieutenant-Colonel Zdunich, representing the
Regiment, with the "Freedom of the Town". The proclamation symbolizes the freedom
of the Town of Aurora originally granted by Council to the Queen’s York Rangers in
1966. Lieutenant-Colonel Zdunich expressed the Regiment's appreciation for the grant
of this freedom.
CLOSING REMARKS AND INVITATION TO ATTEND THE RECEPTION
Mayor Dawe provided brief closing remarks together with an invitation to those in
attendance to meet their newly elected officials and enjoy some refreshments at a
reception on the second floor of the Town Hall.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
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GEOFFREY DAWE, MAYOR JOHN D. LEACH, TOWN CLERK
THE MINUTES OF THE INAUGURAL COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 7, 2010
WERE APPROVED AT COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 14, 2010.