Requesting the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing introduce legislation as outlined in Report LSOCS24-005
General Committee makes recommendations; City Council makes the final decision.
We haven’t matched this to Council’s final vote yet. Committee recommendations normally go to the City Council meeting on April 8, 2024.
Councillor Votes
Full Resolution Text
That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report LSOCS24-005, dated April 2, 2024 of the Commissioner, Legislative Services, as follows: a) That the Honourable Paul Calandra, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, be requested to introduce a Bill to amend the Ombudsman Act to require the Ontario Ombudsman to provide to each municipality, if requested by the municipality, sufficient particulars of each investigation, matter or case respecting the municipality that is referred to in each of the Ombudsman’s Annual Reports to permit the municipality to fully understand and address the subject matter of each such investigation, matter or case including: i) a copy of each complaint, as applicable, redacted only to the extent of individuals’ personal information contained therein; ii) the identities of the municipality’s employees, officers and members of Council with whom the Ombudsman was consulting in respect of the investigation, matter or case; and iii) particulars of the outcome of the investigation, matter or case including the Ombudsman’s findings, conclusions and recommendations, if any. b) That the City Clerk forward Council’s resolutions resulting from Council’s approval of these recommendations to Minister Calandra, MPP David Smith, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and to the municipal Clerks of Ontario’s municipalities.