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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF KINCARDINE
BY-LAW
BY-LAW NO. 1997-02
A BY-LAW TO AMEND BY-LAW NO. 1993-40 BEING A BY-LAW TO
ESTABLISH VARIOUS PROCEDURES FOR THE TOWN OF KINCARDINE.
WHEREAS By-law No. 1993-40, being a by-law to establish various
procedures for the Town of Kincardine was adopted on the 5th
day of August, 1993;
AND WHEREAS By-Law No. 1995-25 to amend By-Law No. 1993-40 was
adopted on the 20th day of April, 1995;
AND WHEREAS the Council for The Corporation of the Town of
Kincardine deems it expedient to further amend By-Law No.
1993-40 to provide for penalties for breaching of the
confidentiality provisions of By-Law No. 1993-40;
NOW THEREFORE the Council for The Corporation of the Town of
Kincardine ENACTS as follows:
1. THAT By-Law No. 1993-40, as amended, be further amended
by renumbering Section 26.0 as Section 27.0, and by
inserting therein the following as Section 26.0:
26.1
All information, documentation or deliberations
received, reviewed or taken in a closed meeting
is confidential.
26.2
No member shall release or make public any
information considered at a closed meeting, or
discuss the content of such meeting with persons
other than members of councilor relevant staff
members, without the authorization of council.
26.3
Any member who contravenes subsection 26(2)
shall be deemed not to be acting in the interest
of, on behalf of, or with the authority of the
Council of The Corporation of the Town of
Kincardine.
26.4
Any member who contravenes subsection 26(2) is
guilty of an offence and upon conviction is
liable to a fine or penalty as provided for in
the Provincial Offences Act.
26.5
Despite subsection
convicted of a
26 (2) if the
inadvertence.
26 (4), no member shall be
contravention of subsection
contravention was through
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By-Law 1997-02
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1.
(con'td)
26.6
No prosecution for a contravention of subsection
26(2) shall be commenced except on the direction
of Council, expressed in a resolution of
Council.
26.7
Council
has met
which time
prosecuted
option of
Any decision to prosecute a member of
shall only be made after Council
in-camera to consider the matter, at
the member of Council proposed to be
may be present and shall have the
attending with legal counsel.
2.
This
its
by-law shall come into full force and effect
final passage.
upon
3. This by-law may be cited as the "Amend Procedural
By-Law, 1996" By-law.
READ a FIRST and SECOND time this 19th day of December, 1996.
READ a THIRD time and FINALLY PASSED this 16th day of January,
1997.
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Clerk