Special Meeting of Council
Agenda

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 4:30 P.m.

Location:

Hybrid meeting- virtual and Council Chambers, City Hall

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1.

Call to Order:

2.

Regrets:

3.

Approval of the Agenda:

4.

Declarations of Interest:

5.

Delegations:

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6.

Items to be considered at the Special Meeting of Council:

6.1

Motion memo Improving Local Democracy by Strengthening City Decision-Making (ADM-05-24)

Note: This item was referred to this Special meeting of Council at the March 19, 2024 regular Council meeting.

• That Council request the Mayor to delegate to Council the powers and duties assigned to the head of council under Section 284.5 of the Municipal Act, with respect to the City Manager; and

  That Council request the Mayor to delegate to the City Manager the powers and duties assigned to the head of council under Section 284.6 of the Municipal Act, with respect to:
  
  a.    determining the organizational structure of the municipality; and
  b.    hiring, dismissing, or exercising any other prescribed employment powers with respect to any division or the head of any other part of the organizational structure;

  That Council request the Mayor to delegate to Council the powers and duties assigned to the head of council under Section 284.7 of the Municipal Act, with respect to prescribed local boards or local boards within a prescribed class of local boards; and

  That Council request the Mayor to delegate to Council the powers and duties assigned to the head of council under Section 284.8 of the Municipal Act, with respect to prescribed committees or committees within a prescribed class of committees; and

  That the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel for the City of Burlington be directed to consult with external legal counsel on the current state of any legal challenges to strong mayor power in Ontario and whether a legal challenge would have any chance of success.

7.

Motion to Receive and File Information Items:

• Receive and file information items, having been considered by Council:

8.

Confirmatory By-law:

• Enact and pass By-law Number 24-2024 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Special Council at its meeting held March 26, 2024 being read a first, second and third time.

9.

Motion to Adjourn:

• Adjourn this Council now to meet again at the call of the Mayor.