"Cowardice asks the question...is it safe? Expediency asks the question...is it politic? Vanity asks the question...is it popular? But conscience asks the question...is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because it is right." ~Dr. Martin Luther King

Friday 9 November 2007

Special Council Minutes - November 6th, 2007

TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
NO. 07-28

Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Tuesday, November 6, 2007

ATTENDANCE

COUNCIL MEMBERS

Mayor Morris in the Chair; Councillors Buck, Collins-Mrakas, Gaertner, Granger, MacEachern, Marsh, McRoberts and Wilson.

MEMBERS ABSENT

None

OTHER ATTENDEES

Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Corporate Services/Town Clerk, Director of Building, Director of Leisure Services, Director of Planning, Acting Director of Public Works, Director of Financial Services/ Treasurer, Town Solicitor and Council/Committee Secretary.

Mayor Morris called the meeting to order at 7:12 p.m.


I DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.


II APPROVAL OF AGENDA

None


III CONSIDERATION OF MATTER REQUIRING DISCUSSION

Moved by Councillor MacEachern Seconded by Councillor Granger

WHEREAS it is our duty to uphold The Oath of Office and, as elected officials, to conduct the public business in an open and transparent manner; and

WHEREAS it is our duty to the public we represent, to ensure that the laws of the municipality and the province are upheld;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council take all appropriate steps to ask the appropriate authorities to investigate the allegations made against Council, staff and members of the public that have been published in various media; and

THAT Mr. George Rust D'eye be retained to represent Council and the Town of Aurora in these matters.


On a recorded vote the resolution was CARRIED.

YEAS: 8 NAYS: 1

VOTING YEAS: Councillors Collins-Mrakas, Gaertner, Granger,
MacEachern, Marsh, McRoberts, Wilson and
Mayor Morris

VOTING NAYS: Councillor Buck


IV READING OF BY-LAW

Moved by Councillor MacEachern Seconded by Councillor Gaertner

THAT the following listed by-law be given 1st, 2nd and 3rd readings, and enacted:

4970-07.C BEING A BY-LAW to
confirm actions by Council
resulting from Special meeting 07-28 of November 6, 2007.

On a recorded vote the by-law was ENACTED.

YEAS: 8 NAYS: 1

VOTING YEAS: Councillors Collins-Mrakas, Gaertner, Granger,
MacEachern, Marsh, McRoberts, Wilson and
Mayor Morris

VOTING NAYS: Councillor Buck


V ADJOURNMENT

Moved by Councillor Collins-Mrakas

THAT the meeting be adjourned at 7:18 p.m.

CARRIED

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Go, Mrs. Buck, go! Thanks for keeping us up to date on what's happening. It's obvious that you weren't the cause of the last council's disfunction! Keep fighting the good fight.

Anonymous said...

I just heard about this from a friend at ASA. Unbelievable. What does our new mayor think she's doing? It's frightening. I have never left a comment before so i hope that this works. Don't change, Ev.