BYLAW - Amend Procedural By law Reconsider Due to Tie Vote - 20130212 - 548813THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
By-law Number 5488-13
BEING A BY-LAW to amend
By-law Number 5330-11 to
govern the procedures of
the Council of the
Corporation of the Town of
Aurora and its Committees
and Boards.
WHEREAS subsection 238(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as
amended, provides that every municipality and local board shall pass a procedure by-
law for governing the calling, place and proceedings of meetings;
AND WHEREAS on November 22, 2011, Council passed By-law Number 5330-11 to
govern the procedures of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora and its
Committees and Boards (the "By-law");
AND WHEREAS on November 27, 2012, Council passed a Motion for Which Notice
Has Been Given to revise Section 8.14, Reconsideration of Matter, of the By-law;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora deems it
necessary and desirable to amend the By-law to reflect the revision;
NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF
AURORA ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. THAT Section 8.14 of the By-law be deleted and replaced with the following:
"8.14 After Council determines the final outcome of a matter, such matter
shall not be reconsidered within six (6) months unless there is a
motion, which has been seconded, to reconsider the matter and it
carries by a two-thirds majority vote of the Members present.
However, notwithstanding the foregoing; any matter that was
determined in the negative as a result of a tie vote due to an absent
Member of Council maybe reconsidered at the next Council meeting
via a motion, which has been seconded, to reconsider the matter and
it is carried by a simple majority vote of the Members present."
2. THAT all other terms, provisions, and enactments contained in By-law Number
5330-11 shall remain the same and are hereby reaffirmed.
3. THAT this By-law shall come into full force and effect on the date of final
passage hereof.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 121' DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2013.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 12' DAY OF FEBRUARY,
2013.
Appwedesraf'mm `fGEO E_ Y DAWE, MAYOR
N .Legdserviccrs
JOHN ACH, TOWN CLERK