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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCS 15-05 REPORT TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Report Number: CS 15-05 Date: February 4, 2005 From: Bruce Taylor, AMCT, CMM City Clerk Subject: Four-year Term of Office for Municipal Councils Recommendation: That Corporate Services Report CS 15-04 regarding a four-year term of office for municipal councils be received. That the Council of the City of Pickering hereby endorses the resolution of the Municipality of Clarington to petition the Province of Ontario to amend the Municipal Elections Act to provide for a four-year term of office for municipal councils. 3. That copies of this resolution be forwarded to: · The Honourable Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario The Honourable John Gerretsen, Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing · Wayne Arthurs, MPP, Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge · Municipality of Clarington · Association of Municipalities of Ontario · Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to take the necessary actions to give effect thereto. Executive Summary: The Municipality of Clarington passed a resolution on December 13, 2004 to petition the Province to provide for a four-year term of office and have asked all Ontario municipalities to endorse this resolution. Financial Implications: Not applicable Report CS 15-05 Four-year Term of Office for Municipal Councils February 4, 2005 Page 2 Background: Please find attached to this Report a copy of a letter dated December 13, 2004 from the Municipality of Clarington requesting all Ontario municipalities to endorse a resolution of the Council of the Municipality of Clarington to petition the Province of Ontario to amend the Municipal Elections Act to provide for a four-year term of office for municipal councils. Attachments: 1. Letter from the Municipality of Clarington Prepared By: ""~ruce Taylor City Clerk Approved / Endorsed By: '-~illis A. Paterson Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer Attachment Copy: Chief Administrative Officer IRecommended for the consideration of Pickering City ~ougcil j ,'"' CORP0227-07/01 01/27/2005 12:49 FAX 905 623 6506 CLARINCI~ON CLERKS DEPT. ATTACHHENT# / TORB~RT#~'~' December 13, 2004 ~002 All Municipalities in Ontario Re'- Council - 4 Year Term Our File No.: C07.GE At a meeting held on December 13, 2004, the Council of the Municipality of Clarington approved recommendation #GPA-515-04: "WHEREAS the legislation of the Provinces of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland/Labrador. New Brunswick and Quebec provides for a four- year term for municipal councils; AND WHEREAS the position of municipal councillor is becoming more complicated, thereby requiring a longer learning period for new councillors; AND WHEREAS municipal elections are becoming Increasingly expensive to administer;, AND WHEREAS Provincial elections are held every four years: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of Clarington petition the Province of Ontario to amend the Municipal Elections Act to provide for a four-year term of office for municipal council members; THAT the four-year term not conflict with the terms of the Provincial members of parliament; THAT this resolution be forwarded to all municipalities within the Province of Ontario, to the Associati,on of Municipalities of Ontario, and to the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario for endorsement; and THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to The Honourable Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario, The Honourable John Gerretsen, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and to John O'Toole, MPP". :.' We'seek your endorsement of this resolution which should be forwarded to the ':. Prehlier of Ontario, the Minister of Munioipal Affairs and Housing, John O'Toole, CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BO,WMANVlL/.E, ONTARIO' [.1'C 3A6 C LA RI,,N GTON .'r (905) 623.3379 0~/27/2005 ~2:49 F~ 905 62~ 6506 ^TTACH~ENT # CLARINGTON CLERKS DEPT, i TO REPORT# c s MPP, Association of Municipalities of Ontario, A.M.C.T.O. and a copy to the undersigned. Yours very truly, Marie Knight Stanley, C.M.O., CMM III Deputy Clerk · Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, ON L'IC 3A6 905-823-3379 ext. 230 MKS*cd Cc: The Honourable Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario Honourable David Young, Minister of Municipal Affaim and Housing John O'Toole, MPP Association of Municipalities of Ontario A.M.C.T.O.