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Council Procedure Bylaw, Amendment No. 2, Bylaw No. 1701
Bylaw No. 1701 amends Council Procedure Bylaw No. 819 (2004) by adding subsection (e) to section 2h to permit all Council members to participate electronically when the WHO has declared a pandemic or when there is a local state of emergency. The bylaw includes citation and placeholders for readings, public notice, and adoption dates in March/April 2020.
Key facts
- Bylaw No. 1701 cites as 'Council Procedure Bylaw, Amendment No. 2, Bylaw No. 1701'
- Amends Council Procedure Bylaw No. 819, 2004 by adding subsection (e) to section 2h 'Electronic Meetings'
- Electronic participation allowed if WHO has declared a pandemic (and declaration not rescinded) or if there is a current local state of emergency
- Contains placeholders for READ A FIRST/TSECOND/THIRD TIME and PUBLIC NOTICE/ADOPTED days in March/April 2020
Council Procedure Bylaw, Amendment No. 2, Bylaw No. 1701
City of Langford
BYLAW NO. 1701
A Bylaw to amend the Council Procedure Bylaw No. 819.
The Council of the City of Langford, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
Citation
This Bylaw may be cited as “Council Procedure Bylaw, Amendment No. 2, Bylaw No. 1701”.
Amendment
Council Procedure Bylaw No. 819, 2004 is hereby amended by adding the following as subsection (e) to section 2h, “Electronic Meetings”:
e)
Despite sections 2h(b) and 2h(c), all Council members may participate in a Council meeting electronically under the following circumstances:
i.
If the World Health Organization has declared a pandemic, and has not yet rescinded the pandemic declaration or declared a post-pandemic period; or
ii.
If there is a current local state of emergency.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS
DAY OF
MARCH
READ A SECOND TIME THIS
DAY OF
MARCH
READ A THIRD TIME THIS
DAY OF
MARCH
PUBLIC NOTICE GIVEN THIS
DAY OF
ADOPTED THIS
DAY OF
Presiding Council Member
Corporate Officer