This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.
- DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Nil.
- APPROVAL OF AGENDA
RECOMMENDATION PPC-13-2020:
Resolution Number 2020-830
That the agenda for the October 1, 2020 Regional Council Policies and Procedures Committee meeting be approved.
Approved
- DELEGATIONS
4.1 Jeffrey Abrams and Janice Atwood-Petkovski, Integrity Commissioners, Principles Integrity
Presenting an Overview of Proposed Amendments to the Principles Integrity Recommended Regional Council Code of Conduct (Related to 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3)
Resolution Number 2020-831
Received
RECOMMENDATION PPC-14-2020:
Resolution Number 2020-832
That the Regional Council Code of Conduct provided as an attachment to the delegation from Jeffrey Abrams and Janice Atwood-Petkovski, Integrity Commissioners, Principles Integrity, be approved, as amended;
And further, that the existing Regional Council Code of Conduct By-law 1-2017, as amended, be repealed;
And further, that the required by-law be presented to Regional Council for enactment.
Approved
- REPORTS
WITHDRAWN
5.1 Process to Enact a By-law to Provide Mississauga a Designated Voting Member
5.2 Review of Regional Council Composition
(For information)
RECOMMENDATION PPC-15-2020:
Resolution Number 2020-833
That the report of the Interim Commissioner of Corporate Services, titled “Review of Regional Council Composition”, be deferred to the next Regional Council Policies and Procedures Committee meeting.
Approved
5.3 Regional Council Agenda Development Process
(For information)
RECOMMENDATION PPC-16-2020:
Resolution Number 2020-834
That the Region of Peel Procedure By-law be amended to provide that Revised Council agendas be distributed to each member of Regional Council not less than 72 hours (three days), prior to the time of the regular Council meeting;
And further, that delegations be required to provide all materials not less than 48 hours (2 days) prior to the time of the committee or regular Council meeting;
And further, that the required amending by-law be presented to Regional Council for enactment.
Approved
5.4 Establishing a Region of Peel Media Release Policy
RECOMMENDATION PPC-17-2020:
Resolution Number 2020-835
That the Media Release Policy attached as Appendix II to the report of the Interim Commissioner of Corporate Services, titled “Establishing a Region of Peel Media Release Policy”, be approved;
And further, that the Media Release Policy replace Corporate Policy I30-02 – Communication with Media.
Approved
5.5 Replacing the Regional By-law to Indemnify Employees and Members of Council
(Related to By-law 64-2020)
RECOMMENDATION PPC-18-2020:
Resolution Number 2020-836
That By-law 38-2005, as amended by By-law 24-2014 (the “By-law”) be repealed and replaced with a newly enacted by-law to provide:
a) clarification of the ability of Regional Council to provide indemnification or reimbursement of legal costs incurred by members of Regional Council and Regional employees in proceedings under or pursuant to the criminal law, including the Criminal Code of Canada (the “Criminal Code”) where deemed appropriate by Regional Council in its discretion; and
b) protection for members of Regional Council and Regional employees from liability to the Region and the prevention of proceedings by the Region against members of Regional Council and Regional employees in certain instances described in the report of the Interim Commissioner of Corporate Services and the Regional Solicitor titled “Replacing the Regional By-law to Indemnify Employees and Members of Council”;
And further, that the required by-law be presented to Regional Council for enactment;
And further, that staff be directed to revise the Region’s external insurance program to remove coverage for legal costs incurred in Criminal Code proceedings with indemnifying coverage being extended instead in the discretion of Regional Council, to be exercised on a case by case basis.
Approved
- COMMUNICATIONS
Nil.
- OTHER BUSINESS
7.1 Motion Regarding Rules Governing the Conduct of the Regional Chair as it Relates to the Sharing of Information to Council as a Collective Whole and Endorsement of Regional Council Position Statements
(Related to 4.1 and 7.2)
Resolution Number 2020-837
Received
7.2 Resolution 2019-1069 - Paragraph [105] from the Integrity Commissioner’s Report Titled, "Region of Peel – Code of Conduct Complaint Against Chair Iannicca – Recommendation Report"
(Related to 4.1 and 7.1)
Resolution Number 2020-838
Received
7.3 Request that Amendments to the Peel Regional Council Code of Conduct Include a Process for Resolving Matters Under Joint Responsibility of the Region and Local Municipalities
(Related to 4.1)
Resolution Number 2020-839
Received