MINUTES - General Committee - 20160809
TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE
MEETING REPORT
Leksand Room
Aurora Town Hall
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
ATTENDANCE
COUNCIL MEMBERS Mayor Dawe in the Chair; Councillors Abel (arrived 6:25
p.m.), Gaertner, Humfryes, Kim (arrived 5:45 p.m.), Mrakas,
Pirri, Thom, and Thompson
MEMBERS ABSENT None
OTHER ATTENDEES Doug Nadorozny, Chief Administrative Officer, Ilmar
Simanovskis, Director of Infrastructure and Environmental
Services, Patricia De Sario, Town Solicitor, Lisa Lyons,
Town Clerk
Mayor Dawe called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.
1. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND GENERAL NATURE THEREOF
There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of
Interest Act.
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
General Committee approved the agenda as circulated by Legislative Services.
3. CONSIDERATION OF BUSINESS FOR WHICH NOTICE WAS GIVEN
General Committee agreed not to resolve into Closed Session to consider the
following matter:
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016 Page 2 of 2
1. The education and training of Members, provided that no Member discusses or
otherwise deals with any matter in a way that materially advances the business
or decision-making of Council; (section 239(3.1) of the Municipal Act, 2001);
Trends and Key Issues in Corporate Governance Presentation
General Committee agreed to proceed with the Trends and Key Issues in Corporate
Governance Presentation in open session.
1. Presentation by Dr. Richard Leblanc, Associate Professor, Law,
Governance & Ethics, York University
Re: Trends and Key Issues in Corporate Governance Presentation
Dr. Leblanc gave a presentation regarding trends and key issues in corporate
governance and members were provided an opportunity to ask questions.
General Committee received the Trends and Key Issues in Corporate
Governance Presentation for information.
4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:44 p.m.
GEOFFREY DAWE, MAYOR LISA LYONS, TOWN CLERK
THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING OF AUGUST 9,
2016, IS SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL BY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2016.