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City of Langford - BYLAW NO. 1701 (Council Procedure Bylaw, Amendment No. 2)
Amendment to Council Procedure Bylaw No. 819 to allow all Council members to participate electronically when the WHO has declared a pandemic or when a local state of emergency exists.
Key facts
- Bylaw No.: 1701 (Council Procedure Bylaw, Amendment No. 2)
- Amends: Council Procedure Bylaw No. 819, 2004 by adding subsection (e) to section 2h 'Electronic Meetings'
- Conditions allowing electronic participation: (i) WHO-declared pandemic not rescinded, or (ii) current local state of emergency
- Readings: First, Second and Third read on 16th March 2020; Public notice given 20th and 25th March 2020
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- i. If the World Health Organization has declared a pandemic, and has not yet rescinded the pandemic declaration or declared a post-pandemic period; or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.
Readings and Notice
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 16TH DAY OF MARCH 2020.
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 16TH DAY OF MARCH 2020.
READ A THIRD TIME THIS 16TH DAY OF MARCH 2020.
PUBLIC NOTICE GIVEN THIS 20TH AND 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2020.
ADOPTED THIS DAY OF MARCH 2020.
Signatures
Presiding Council Member
Corporate Officer