(Cobourg, ON) February 5, 2019 – The Town of Cobourg would like to advise citizens that Cobourg Council passed Procedural Bylaw 009-2019 on Monday, February 4th with the following important amendments.
Section 5.0 Council and Committee Meetings - General
a) otherwise directed by resolution of Council;
b) the Clerk advises otherwise upon a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours of advance notice;
c) a Special Meeting is called by the Head of Council, with forty-eight (48) hours’ notice given; or
d) an Emergency Meeting is called by the Head of Council in which no notice is required.
Please note that the first Council Meeting to begin at the new start time of 6 p.m. will be the Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 19th.
Section 16.0 Delegation Actions
Section 32.0 Council Statutory Planning Meetings
Section 33.0 Committee of the Whole Open Forum
Definition: “Committee of the Whole Open Forum” means periods of regularly scheduled time after Committee of the Whole Meetings, during which the Chair will give members of the public an opportunity to direct questions to Council on matters relevant to that meeting. While Council will endeavor to satisfy questions posed, Council reserves the option to refer the question to Staff for timely follow-up subsequent to the meeting. Members of the public and the media are encouraged to participate in the Open Forum however, civility, respect and decorum is expected.
To view the Procedural Bylaw 009-2019 in its entirety please visit the CivicWeb portal by going to https://cobourg.civicweb.net/portal/.
Questions
For additional information please contact the Municipal Clerk, Brent Larmer at 905-372-4301 or blarmer@cobourg.ca.