Regular Meeting of Council

the minutes of the following meeting of Council:

That Council waive privilege to the planning memorandum contained in Appendix ‘C’ of Report L-23-23, and that solicitor client privilege continue to apply for all purposes for the balance of the report L-23-23 and its appendices.

the following minutes:

Whereas all Ontarians deserve and expect a safe and respectful workplace; and Whereas municipal governments, as the democratic institutions most directly engaged with Ontarians need respectful discourse; and Whereas several incidents in recent years of disrespectful behaviour and workplace harassment have occurred amongst members of municipal councils; and Whereas these incidents seriously and negatively affect the people involved and lower public perceptions of local governments; and Whereas municipal Codes of Conduct are helpful tools to set expectations of council member behaviour; and Whereas municipal governments do not have the necessary tools to adequately enforce compliance with municipal Codes of Conduct; and Whereas Burlington City Council support the efforts of MPP Stephen Blais who has introduced the Private Members Bill 5, Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act, 2022 which has been endorsed by a number of municipal councils across Ontario, as well as Ontario’s Big City Mayors caucus (OBCM), comprised of the 29 largest municipalities across Ontario representing nearly 70% of Ontario’s population; and Whereas a fundamental, underlying principle of broadening diversity, equity, and inclusion in politics rests on the assumption that the workplace is safe; and Whereas we believe that municipal elected officials should be held to account in this way, we also believe that federal and provincial elected officials should take similar actions to hold themselves

and pass the following by-laws which are now introduced, entitled and numbered as indicated below

and pass By-law Number 30-2023 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting held May 16, 2023 being read a first, second and third time.

this Council now to meet again at the call of the Mayor. 10:18 a.m.