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By-law No. 8092/24
Being a by-law to amend Procedure By-law 8019/23, being a by-law to govern the proceedings of Council, any of its Committees, the conduct of its Members, and the calling of Meetings
Whereas subsection 238(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, (the “Act”), provides
that every municipality shall pass a procedure by-law for governing the calling, place and proceedings of meetings;
And Whereas Procedure By-law 8019/23 was enacted by Council on June 26, 2023, and amended through By-law 8049/23 on October 23, 2023;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as follows:
1. That Section 07.09 (c) and (d) of By-law 8019/23 be repealed and replaced with the following:
(c) Meeting attendees, with the exception of City staff, are not permitted to record any portion of a Meeting and shall not take photos of any individual at a Meeting
or any portion of the Meeting proceedings, unless they have been granted
permission by a Two-Thirds majority vote of the Members present.
(d) Should a Meeting attendee violate these Procedures, the Chair may ask that the individual be removed from the Meeting.
2. That Section 09.04 of By-law 8019/23 be amended to add the following after “Act”:
The Clerk may also provide for electronic participation for all Members of Council should
circumstances arise where the imminent safety, or overall well-being of Members, staff, and/or the pubic may be in question. Such a determination shall be made in coordination with the Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Security Specialist, and the Mayor.
3. That Section 11.01 (g) of By-law 8019/23 be repealed and the remaining sections
renumbered accordingly.
4. That Section 14 of By-law 8019/23 be repealed in its entirety and the remaining sections renumbered accordingly.
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By-law passed this 25th day of March, 2024.
Original Signed By________________________________ Kevin Ashe, Mayor
Original Signed By________________________________
Susan Cassel, City Clerk