BYLAW - Amend 6228-19 Procedure Bylaw (Member Motions) - 20231212 - 6569-23The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
By-law Number 6569-23
Being a By-law to amend By-law Number 6228-19, as amended, to govern the
proceedings of Council and Committee meetings of the Town of Aurora.
Whereas under subsection 238 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as
amended (the “Municipal Act, 2001”), every municipality and local board shall pass a
procedure by-law for governing the calling, place and proceedings of meetings;
And whereas on December 10, 2019, the Council of The Corporation of the Town of
Aurora (the “Town”) enacted By-law Number 6228-19, being a by-law to govern
proceedings at Council and Committee meetings;
And whereas the Council of the Town deems it necessary and expedient to further
amend By-law Number 6228-19, as amended, to amend the rules and procedure around
members motions;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora hereby enacts as
follows:
1. That Section 34 of By-law Number 6228-19, as amended, be and is hereby
deleted and replaced with the following:
“34. Member Motions
a) A Member desiring to introduce a subject for discussion by Council
will provide the proposed Motion to the Clerk in writing for inclusion
in a regular agenda of General Committee by 12 p.m. on the
Wednesday prior to the meeting.
b) The Motions will be included on the next General Committee agenda
for consideration and disposition. Motions that are not in order, as
determined by the Clerk, will not be included.
c) Closed Session Motions may be published as part of a General
Committee or Council agenda and discussed at the meeting where
the motion appears on the agenda.
d) The CAO or Staff may be requested to comment on the Motion
raised in this section, but no staff report will be prepared unless the
Motion, once adopted by Council, is referred to staff for a further
report.
e) It is the duty of the Member to:
i) Prepare the proposed Motion in writing
ii) Submit the proposed Motion to the Clerk
iii) Ensure the content of the proposed Motion allows for it to be
published on a public agenda.”
2. That Paragraph (viii) of Section 25 of By-law Number 6228-19, as amended, be
and is hereby amended to replace “Notice of Motions” with “Member Motions”.
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3. That Paragraph (viii) of Section 26 of By-law Number 6228-1 9, as amended, be
and is hereby deleted.
4. That Paragraph (c) of Section 46 of By-law Number 6228-1 9, as amended, be and
is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
"c) A Motion to reconsider shall be introduced by way of a Member Motion
and considered either at the next General Committee Meeting or at a
special Meeting called to reconsider the Motion unless the Council,
without debate, dispenses with the requirement for a Member Motion on a
two-thirds vote."
Enacted by Town of Aurora Council this 12th day of December, 2023.
J
XTor'n Mrakas, Mayor
rossi, Deputy Town Clerk