Council here has been busy with meetings and special meetings in recent weeks, including a number of sessions closed to the public.
Few of the in-camera sessions have resulted in action taken in open council.
On Aug. 11, council met in closed session at 3pm, ahead of its regular council meeting at 7pm.
Items on the agenda for the closed session included:
– approval of minutes of a July 28 in-camera meeting;
– personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees, litigation or potential litigation related to a report from the CAO clerk regarding public works restructuring update; and
– a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board – “Re: verbal update on land acquisition.”
Council continued the in-camera portion following its regular meeting, but no action resulted in open session.
The agenda for a July 28 in-camera session slated to run from 10am to noon ahead of a 1pm council meeting included:
– minutes of an in-camera session on July 17;
– personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees, litigation or potential litigation and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, Re: CL2015-30 – Land Acquisition;
– labour relations or employee negotiations;
– proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; and
– litigation or potential litigation and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, Re: – Rothsay Storm Works.
Following the July 28 meeting, council passed a resolution in open session to “accept the proposal from N.G. Bellchamber and Associates for CAO Recruitment Process subject to satisfactory reference checks.”
Matters on the agenda from a July 17 closed session included:
– closed session minutes from July 14; and
– personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees, litigation or potential litigation and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
