Council and Standing Committee Meetings
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Agendas for Council and Committee meetings are posted on the website one to three days prior to the scheduled meeting date. |
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Minutes are posted once they are approved, usually the following month. |
How to Appear as a Deputation
Citizens have an opportunity to provide information and express their views at City Council meetings.
By-law 2007-194 (Part 6.6) outlines the procedures to be followed by those wishing to appear before Council.
(1) Persons desiring to be included on the meeting agenda as a Deputation shall contact the office
of the Clerk no later than 4:30 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding the date of the next Regular Council Meeting to request to be listed on the meeting agenda as a Deputation, but the Mayor may authorize a Deputation be added to the meeting agenda any time prior to finalization of the meeting agenda.
(2) Persons wishing to appear as a Deputation and who are not listed on the meeting agenda may appear as a Deputation with support from the majority of the Members present.
(3) Persons appearing as a Deputation shall be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes speaking time, and where a Deputation consists of more than one person, all persons combined shall be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes speaking time, but Council may, by resolution, grant permission to any Deputation to speak for longer than 10 minutes.
(4) During or following a Deputation, Members may ask specific questions relating to the presentation for the purpose of clarification without statement or comment.
(5) Following a Deputation, Council shall adopt a motion:
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to receive; or |
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to refer to another item listed on the meeting agenda; or |
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to refer to a committee or board or City staff for a report; or |
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to refer to New Business for consideration. |
The same rules apply to appearing before any Standing Committee of Council.
Request to Appear before Council or a Standing Committee