Council Member Inquiry/Motion Form Demande de renseignements d’un membre du Conseil /Formulaire de motion
From/Exp. : Councillor S. Desroches	Date : July 9, 2008	File/Dossier : 29-08
To/Dest. : Deputy City Manager, Public Works and Services
Subject/Objet : Development of a Formal Protocol with Local School Boards to Improve Information Sharing, Planning and Community Consultation with respect to Bussing.
Inquiry/Demande de renseignements Motion MOTION Moved by Councillor S. Desroches Seconded by Councillor J. Harder WHEREAS the local school boards plan to consolidate bussing operations under the provincially mandated transportation consortium. WHEREAS the City of Ottawa taxpayers are impacted financially by the bussing decisions of the school boards causing increased demands for surface operations and school crossing guards. WHEREAS there is currently no formal protocol in place to ensure adequate and fulsome consultations between the school boards and the City of Ottawa. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City approach the local school boards to develop a formal protocol in order to improve information sharing, planning and community consultation. CARRIED
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