Report to/Rapport au:

 

Ottawa City Council

Conseil municipal d'Ottawa

 

 

8 February 2012 / le 8 février 2012

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : Douglas Wallace, Meetings Investigator/Enquêteur pour les réunions

 

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Douglas Wallace, Meetings Investigator/Enquêteur pour les réunions

(613)789-2166, doug.wallace@rogers.com

 

City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville

Ref N°: ACS2012-CMR-LEG-0003

 

 

SUBJECT:

MEETINGS INVESTIGATOR - 2011 ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

OBJET :

enquêteur chargé d’examiner les réunions municipales – Rapport annuel de 2011

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive the attached report for information.

 

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Conseil prenne connaissance du rapport ci-joint.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

On November 28, 2007, City Council approved the establishment of a Meetings Investigator position to investigate complaints regarding the propriety of closed meetings held by City Council, a local board, or a committee of either.  The Meetings Investigator, Mr. Douglas Wallace, was retained by the City on January 14, 2008.  As part of his mandate, Mr. Wallace is to provide City Council with an information report on investigations carried out in the previous calendar year.

 

DISCUSSION

 

In accordance with his mandate, the Meetings Investigator has prepared an annual report for 2011. 

 

The City Clerk and Solicitor has reviewed the Meetings Investigator’s 2011 Annual Report and concurs with his findings.  As indicated in the 2010-2014 Governance Review, staff believe that the Meetings Investigator position and the established processes have been successful in fulfilling the requirements of the legislation and enhancing City Council’s closed meeting procedures.

 

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

 

N/A

 

CONSULTATION

 

As this is an administrative report, no public consultation was required.

 

COMMENTS BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR(S)

 

N/A

 

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no legal implications associated with this report.

 

RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no risk management implications associated with this report.

 

CITY STRATEGIC PLAN

 

This report supports the Term of Council Priority related to Governance, Planning and Decision Making (GP1: Improve the public’s confidence in and satisfaction with the way Council works).

 

TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no technical implications associated with this report.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no financial implications associated with this report.

 

ACCESSIBILITY IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no accessibility implications associated with this report.

 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

Document 1: 2011 Annual Report

 

DISPOSITION

 

The City Clerk and Solicitor Department will undertake the implementation of any decisions made by Council as a result of this report.

 

DOCUMENT 2

 

Meetings Investigator Information

 

 

 

Year

Requests

Reports

2008

1

0

2009

13

4

2010

5

2

2011

1

1