Barrie. Legislative and Court Services Department

Site: Barrie - 70 Collier St

Service: Closed Meeting Investigator Service

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Record #: BAR2402 Last Modified: 30 Mar 2022 Last Full Update: 30 Nov 2020
Description
Description (Service) City of Barrie has engaged an independent and impartial agent through Local Authority Services Limited (LAS) as the Municipal Closed Meeting Investigator  
  • agent is authorized to conduct investigations upon receipt of a request for investigation regarding meetings or parts of meetings that are closed to the public contrary to Section 239 of the Municipal Act, 2001 or the municipality/local board's Procedure By-Law  
  • matters that a municipality or local board are permitted to discuss in closed session are: 
    • the security of the property of the City  
    • personal matters about an identifiable individual, including City employees  
    • a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the City  
    • labour relations or employee negotiations  
    • litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the City  
    • advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose  
    • a matter in respect of which a council, board, committee or other body may hold a closed meeting under another Act  
    • Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them  
    • trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization  
    • trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the municipality or local board and has monetary value or potential monetary value  
    • position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board  
    • meetings held for the purposes of educating or training the members AND no member discusses or otherwise deals with any matter in a way that materially advances the business or decision-making of the Council, local board or committee
     
  • any member of the public who feels that the Council/Committee/Board discussed matters in a closed session that are required to be addressed in public may direct a request for investigation
Service Details
Hours City Hall Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Areas Served Barrie
Eligibility No restrictions, no need to have completed another appeal process
Application Direct a request for investigation to the City Clerk, who will have checklists of material required for each investigation (provided by the Closed Meeting Investigator Service)
Languages English
Fees None
Address and Location
Site Location Initial filing of request: Legislative and Court Services Department, 1st floor, City Hall
Located In Community Barrie
Address & Map
City Hall
70 Collier St
Barrie, ON
 
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Intersection Mulcaster St and Collier St
Physical Access Fully Accessible
Contact Information
Office Phone Clerk's Office 705-739-4204
Fax 705-739-4206
Website www.barrie.ca
Social Media Facebook Facebook: www.facebook.com/cityofbarrie
RSS RSS: www.barrie.ca/City%20Hall/MediaRoom/Pages/RSSFeeds.aspx
Twitter Twitter: twitter.com/cityofbarrie
Primary Contact Wendy Cooke, City Clerk/Director of Legislative and Court Services; Phone: 705-739-4220 ext 4560; Email: wendy.cooke@barrie.ca
Mailing Address PO Box 400 
Barrie, ON L4M 4T5

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Barrie. Legislative and Court Services Department
Legislative and Court Services Department of the City of Barrie.
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Barrie - 70 Collier St
City Hall
70 Collier St
Barrie, ON
 
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