a) That Ombudsman’ March 2021 report, titled “Investigation into meetings held by the City of Richmond Hill on April 16, 2019; May 14, 2019; April 1, 2020; April 22, 2020; and May 14, 2020,” Attachment A to staff report SRCFS.21.023 (“Ombudsman’s Report), be received.
b) That Council address the Ombudsman’s Report by approving the following:
i) Council accepts and endorses all of the recommendations in the Ombudsman’s Report.
ii) Council directs that the open session portion of every electronic Council and committee meeting be broadcast or livestreamed (including the adoption of a resolution to go into closed session and any business conducted after arising from closed session); and,
iii) Council directs where the City is prevented from broadcasting or livestreaming the open session portion of any electronic Council or committee meeting, or the broadcasting or livestreaming of a meeting ceases to function during the meeting, the meeting be delayed, deemed in recess or rescheduled as required.
c) That Council enact By-law 23-21, a by-law to repeal and replace Article 12 of the Procedure By-law (By-law 74-12).
d) That the City Clerk be directed to send a copy of this resolution to the Ontario Ombudsman confirming compliance with Section 239.2(12) of the Municipal Act, 2001.