MINUTES - Special Council - 20120405
TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Thursday, April 5, 2012
ATTENDANCE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mayor Dawe in the Chair; Councillors Abel, Ballard
(arrived at 6:13 p.m.), Buck, Gaertner, Humfryes, Pirri,
and Thompson
MEMBERS ABSENT Councillor Gallo
OTHER ATTENDEES Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Customer and
Legislative Services/Town Clerk, Director of Legal
Services/Town Solicitor, and Council/Committee
Secretary
Mayor Dawe called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
I DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND GENERAL NATURE
THEREOF
There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of
Interest Act.
II APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Moved by Councillor Buck Seconded by Councillor Abel
THAT the agenda as circulated by the Customer and Legislative Services
Department be approved.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor Buck Seconded by Councillor Abel
THAT the Procedural By-law be waived respecting notice of this meeting.
CARRIED by a two-thirds majority
Moved by Councillor Abel Seconded by Councillor Pirri
THAT the Council Membership on the Ad Hoc Negotiating Working Group
and the provisions of the Terms of Reference relating thereto be
reconsidered.
CARRIED by a two-thirds majority
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Council recessed at 6:08 p.m. and reconvened at 6:11 p.m.
III CONSIDERATION OF BUSINESS FOR WHICH NOTICE WAS GIVEN
1. Council Membership on the Ad Hoc Negotiating Working Group and the
Provisions of the Terms of Reference Relating Thereto
Moved by Councillor Pirri Seconded by Councillor Abel
THAT sections 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, and 6.1 of the Ad Hoc Negotiating
Working Group Terms of Reference be deleted and replaced with the
following:
4.3 On or before April 10, 2012, the Chief Administrative Officer of the
Town and the Centre’s Board of Directors shall each appoint their
organization’s representatives for the Ad Hoc Negotiating Working
Group.
5.1 The Ad Hoc Negotiating Working Group shall be comprised of the
following members:
(a) Two members of Town staff, plus one alternate; and
(b) Two members from the Centre’s Board of Directors, plus one
alternate.
5.2 The members of the Ad Hoc Negotiating Working Group may agree
on a neutral third party to act as a facilitator for the Ad Hoc
Negotiating Working Group at any time during the negotiations, with
the cost for the facilitator to be shared equally by the Town and the
Centre.
5.4 Technical support to the Ad Hoc Negotiating Working Group shall
be provided by such Town staff members and Centre staff
members as required by the Ad Hoc Negotiating Working Group.
The Executive Assistant to the CAO, or a designate, shall provide
administrative support services to the Ad Hoc Negotiating Working
Group.
6.1 All four Ad Hoc Negotiating Working Group members (or their
alternates) must be present at the Ad Hoc Negotiating Working
Group meetings in order for the meeting to proceed.
AND THAT sections 5.5 and 6.4 of the Ad Hoc Negotiating Working Group
Terms of Reference be deleted in their entirety.
CARRIED
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IV BY-LAWS
Moved by Councillor Buck Seconded by Councillor Pirri
THAT the following listed confirming by-law be given first, second, and
third readings and enacted:
5422-12 BEING A BY-LAW to Confirm Actions by Council Resulting
from Special Council Meeting on April 5, 2012.
CARRIED
V ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Councillor Thompson Seconded by Councillor Humfryes
THAT the meeting be adjourned at 6:21 p.m.
CARRIED
GEOFFREY DAWE, MAYOR JOHN D. LEACH, TOWN CLERK
THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 5, 2012 ARE
SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL AT COUNCIL ON APRIL 24, 2012.