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By-law No. 8110/24
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 through Resolution #470/24, passed at the April 22, 2024 Council Meeting, Council approved changes to various sections of the Procedure By-law and directed staff to bring forward the By-law for enactment at the May 27, 2024 Council Meeting;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as follows:
1. That Section 08.01 of By-law 8019/23, Delegations, be amended by adding the following
as new Items (a), (b), and (c), and that the remaining sections be renumbered accordingly:
a)Delegations at any Meeting, whether in-person or virtual, may only speak to anitem on an agenda, and shall be limited to the following:
i.residents of the City of Pickering
ii.an owner of a business in Pickering; or,
iii.a Pickering taxpayer.
b)Despite clause a) above, as deemed appropriate by the Clerk, Delegations maybe made by:
i.a representative of any level of government;
ii.a community based non-profit or charitable organization;
iii.a non-Pickering landowner, or their representative(s) that is impacted by anapplication to Pickering under the Planning Act; or,
iv.an applicant’s representative(s) with respect to an application to Pickeringunder the Planning Act or other applicable legislation.
c)Delegations not permitted under Sections 08.01 (a) or (b), shall be considered
only upon a written request from a Member of Council that the Delegation beadded. Members requesting the addition of a Delegation pursuant to thisparagraph, shall submit the request in writing to the Clerk, and such request mustbe signed by both the mover and the seconder who wishes that the Delegation
be heard. Upon receipt of the written request, the Clerk shall add the Delegation
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to the additional delegation listing sheet and the Delegation shall not be heard unless they have been granted permission by a Two-Thirds majority vote of the Members present at the Meeting.
2. That Sections 08.01 (f) and (i) of By-law 8019/23 be deleted in their entirety and the
remaining items renumbered accordingly;
3. That Section 08.02 of By-law 8019/23, Delegations at a Statutory Public Information
Meeting, be amended by adding the following as a new paragraph after “deadlines”:
The restrictions listed in Section 08.01 (a) shall not apply to Delegations at a Statutory Public Meeting.
4. That Section 14 of By-law 8019/23, Correspondence, be amended by replacing Item14.02 with the following:
14.02 Members of Council may pull any item from the CII and make a request in writing to the Clerk to place the item on the next regular Council Meeting agenda under Correspondence, save and except any correspondence from individual citizens who are non-Pickering residents. Correspondence from an individual who is a non-Pickering resident shall be presented on
the CII for information purposes only and shall not be eligible to be placed on a Council agenda. In requesting an item from the CII for agenda correspondence, the Member must identify the correspondence number and specific subject matter in their request to the Clerk, and shall copy all Members of Council, the Mayor, Directors, and the CAO on such requests.
The Member shall also provide the accompanying recommendation relating to the disposition of the correspondence and such recommendation shall be included in the Council Meeting agenda with the item for Council’s consideration and disposition as it deems appropriate.
By-law passed this 27th day of May, 2024.
________________________________ Kevin Ashe, Mayor
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Susan Cassel, City Clerk
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