Council Procedure Bylaw Amendments (Part One)
Motion
That Council direct Staff to add the following provisions to Council’s Procedure Bylaw: 1. Section 9.1 – Order of Proceedings and Business To add a "Correspondence" section to Section 9.1 - Order of Proceedings and Business. 2. Section 19.4(c) - Delegations Pertaining to Council Agenda Items To add the words "been acted upon by Council or" in section 19.4(c). 3. Section 19.9 (b) – Delegations Pertaining to Council Agenda Items To retain the status quo of five minutes for delegations in Section 19.9 of Council’s Procedure Bylaw. 4. Section 19.14 - Delegations Unrelated to Agenda Items To retain the status quo of five minutes for delegations in Section 19.9 and that Section 19.10 removed. 5. Section 19.15(k) – Delegations Unrelated to Agenda Items To add a Section 19.15(k) which states: "if the Delegation has already spoken to Council on the same matter and no new significant information is provided. 6. Section 19.17 (c)- Delegations Unrelated to Agenda Items To add a Section 19.17(c) which states: not act on a request from a delegation following the presentation unless consent by a two-thirds vote of Council present is given. 7. Section 23.1 – Question Period To retain question period in 23.1 at five minutes. 8. Section 50.4 and 50.5 To make the necessary housekeeping amendments to Section 50.4 and 50.5 of Council’s Procedure Bylaw as outlined in Attachment 2 to the 2024-MAR-18 staff report by the Deputy Corporate Officer.
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