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To adopt Item 8 of Audit, Finance and Administration Committee Report 18-012 on September 12, 2018 recommended that Procedural By-law 14-300 be repealed and replaced.
Repealed by By-law No. 21-021, February 24, 2021
To include the appointment of a Vice Chair for the Board of Health for the Term of Council.
Repealed by By-law No. 21-021 February 24, 2021
- Schedule F1
Repealed by By-law No. 21-021 February 24, 2021
To govern the proceedings of Council and Committees of Council
Repealed by By-law No. 21-021 February 24, 2021
To allow for Electronic Participation During an Emergency.
Repealed by By-law No. 21-021 February 24, 2021
To provide for updated sections of the By-law 18-270, as amended, when members of Council are participating at ELECTRONIC Council and/or Committee meetings during an emergency when attending in-person is not possible.
Repealed by By-law No. 21-021 February 24, 2021
As amended, when members of the public are participating at ELECTRONIC Council and/or Committee meetings during an emergency when attending in-person is not possible with respect to the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery.
Repealed by By-law No. 21-021 February 24, 2021
As amended, when members of the public are participating at ELECTRONIC Council and/or Committee meetings during an emergency when attending in-person is not possible with respect to the Planning Committee, Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee and associated Working Groups (Education and Communications Working Group, Policy and Design Working Group, Inventory and Research Working Group), Cross-Melville District Heritage Committee and Heritage Permit Review Committee in a manner that is consistent with the obligation to hold public meetings in accordance with applicable legislation.
Repealed by By-law No. 21-021 February 24, 2021
As amended, to permit members of Citizen Advisory Committees to participate ELECTRONICALLY at the
- Advisory Committee for Immigrants and Refugees,
- Committee Against Racism,
- Hamilton Aboriginal Advisory Committee,
- Hamilton Status of Women Committee,
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Advisory Committee,
- Mundialization Committee,
- Food Advisory Committee,
- Hamilton Veterans Committee,
- Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee,
- Seniors Advisory Committee,
- Arts Advisory Committee,
- Hamilton Cycling Committee,
- Keep Hamilton Clean and Green Committee,
- Agriculture and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee,
- Hamilton Future Fund,
- Business Improvement Area Advisory Committee,
- Cleanliness & Security in the Downtown Core,
- Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities and
- Waste Management Advisory Committee
meetings during an emergency when attending in-person is not possible.
Repealed by By-law No. 21-021 February 24, 2021
As amended, to reflect the change to the time of the regular meetings of Council.
Repealed by By-law No. 21-021 February 24, 2021
To adopt procedures governing the calling, place, and proceedings of meetings.
Office Consolidation as of November 2023.
Respecting amendments for electronic, hybrid and virtual delivery of meetings.
- Sections 3.15 and 5.16
- Section (g) of Appendix “H”
- Appendix I – Hamilton Advisory Committee/Task Force Code of Conduct
- Section 3 of Appendix “J”
To delegate authority to hold Education Development Charge (“EDC”) complaint hearings to Audit, Finance & Administration Committee.
Amendments in this By-law include any necessary indexing, grammatical, numbering and lettering changes.
- Appointment of Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs
- The amendments in this By-law include any necessary indexing, grammatical, numbering and lettering changes.
3.2 Regular Council Meeting Times
- A meeting of Council shall adjourn after being in session for eight (8) hours;
- A meeting of Council will recess for 30 minutes within the first five (5) hours of a meeting, in accordance with the Employment Standards Act;
- Notwithstanding subsection 3.2(4), Council may extend the meeting for a specified period of time, with a majority of the Members of Council present and voting in the affirmative.
5.6 Standing Committee Meeting Times
- A meeting of Committee shall adjourn after being in session for eight (8) hours;
- A meeting of Committee will recess for 30 minutes within the first five (5) hours of a meeting, in accordance with the Employment Standards Act;
- Notwithstanding subsection 5.6(4), Committee may extend the meeting for a specified period of time, with a majority of the Members of Committee present and voting in the affirmative.
Appendix F – Office of the Auditor General
Schedule F1 – Auditor General