BYLAW - Amend Procedural By law 5330 11 Notice of Motion - 20131008 - 555613THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
By-law Number 5556-13
BEING A BY-LAW to amend
By-law Number 5330-11, as
amended, 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 13, 2012, the Council of the Town adopted a resolution
that directed staff to bring forward amendments thatwould provide for Notice to be given
at General Committee for a matter to be considered at the next Council meeting;
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 1.21 of the By-law be deleted and replaced with the following:
"1.21 "Notice of Motion" shall mean a written notice of a motion respecting a
substantive matter not on the Agenda for a Meeting of Council or General
Committee which is received by the Clerk, for inclusion on the Agenda for
a future Meeting of Council, unless notice thereof is waived pursuant to
Section 4.7 of this By-law."
2. THAT Section 3.3 of the By-law be deleted and replaced with the following:
"3.3 The Order of Business of General Committee shall in all cases be taken up in
the following sequence, unless otherwise decided by the majority of the
Members present:
(a) Declaration of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
(b) Approval of the Agenda
(c) Determination of Items Requiring Separate Discussion
(d) Adoption of Items Not Requiring Separate Discussion
(e) Delegations
(f) Presentations by the Advisory Committee Chair
(g) Consideration of Items Requiring Separate Discussion
(h) Notices of Motion
(i) New Business/General Information
Q) Closed Session
(k) Adjournment"
3. THAT Section 3.13 (a) of the By-law be deleted and replaced with the following:
"3.13 (a) A Member desiring to introduce a subject for discussion by Council
shall provide a Notice of Motion in writing to the Clerk no later than
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4:30 p.m. on the Thursday prior to a regular Council or General
Committee Meeting."
4. 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 8"' DAY OF OCTOBER, 2013.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLYPASSED THIS 8' DAY OF OCTOBER, 2013.
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Approvedastogarm GEOFFR Y DAWE, MAYOR
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JOHN ACH. TOWN CLERK