Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (4 motions)
3 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the agenda be approved.
Moved by Councillor Chapelle, seconded by Councillor McLaren
Carried
That the Administrative Policies Committee recommend to Council: That prior to the presentation to Council of the By-Law attached to Report Number 20-249 as Exhibit A, as amended, (A By-Law to Provide Rules for Governing the Order and Procedures of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Kingston, and to Repeal By-Law Number 2010-1, Council Procedural By-Law, as Amended, in its Entirety), Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole to discuss the following important aspects of the proposed amended By-Law, clause by clause: 1. The rules around a Motion to Reconsider, 2. Rules for debate on Deferral Motions, 3. Amending the Committee Bylaw to require all Committee deferrals to automatically go up to the Committee’s governing body for a decision, 4. The posting of communications from Members of Council on the public agenda, 5. Rules around electronic meetings, and the six-month extension for virtual meetings past a State of Emergency, 6. The new option for attending in-person meetings electronically; and 7. Any other aspect as determined by a Member of Council that has not already been examined.
Moved by Councillor Stroud, seconded by Councillor Chapelle
Carried
That Exhibit A be amended in Section 13.29(i) by adding “or who was absent from the vote” at the end of the section so that it reads as follows: “may be made by a Member of Council who voted on the prevailing side of the decision proposed for reconsideration or who was absent from the vote; and.”
Moved by Councillor McLaren, seconded by Councillor Kiley
Lost
That the meeting of Administrative Policies Committee adjourn at 8:26 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Chapelle, seconded by Councillor McLaren