Special Council Minutes

Monday, March 18, 2024 at 5:30 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.

Council Chambers

Whitby Town Hall

Present:

• Mayor Roy (Left at 5:33 p.m.)
• Councillor Bozinovski
• Councillor Cardwell (Virtual Attendance)
• Councillor Leahy (Virtual Attendance)
• Councillor Lee
• Councillor Lundquist (Arrived at 5:33 p.m.)
• Councillor Mulcahy (Virtual Attendance)
• Councillor Shahid
• Councillor Yamada (Virtual Attendance, Arrived at 5:33 p.m.)

Also Present:

• M. Gaskell, Chief Administrative Officer
• J. Long, Head of Organizational Effectiveness
• J. Romano, Commissioner of Community Services
• M. Dodge, Executive Advisor to the Mayor
• C. Harris, Town Clerk
• K. Douglas, Sr. Legislative Specialist
• K. Narraway, Sr. Manager of Legislative Services/Deputy Clerk (Recording Secretary)

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1.

Call To Order: The Mayor

2.

Call of the Roll: The Clerk

3.

Declarations of Conflict of Interest

Mayor Roy declared a conflict of interest regarding Item 4.1, Confidential Verbal Update from Matt Gaskell, Chief Administrative Officer, and Jacqueline Long, Head of Organizational Effectiveness Re: Collective Bargaining Update - Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 53 - Part Time, noting that she has a family member who is a member of CUPE Local 53 - Part Time. Mayor Roy left the meeting during the discussion on this matter.

Councillor Lee assumed the Chair.

4.

Closed Session

This portion of the agenda is closed to the public. [Refer to the Closed Agenda - Town Clerk has control and custody.]

• Moved by Councillor Bozinovski
  Seconded by Councillor Shahid

  That Council move in-camera in accordance with Procedure By-law # 7462-18, Closed Meeting Policy G 040, and the Municipal Act, 2001, Section 239 (2)(d) labour relations or employee negotiations. 

  Carried

4.1

Confidential Verbal Update from Matt Gaskell, Chief Administrative Officer, and Jacqueline Long, Head of Organizational Effectiveness

Re: Collective Bargaining Update - Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 53 - Part Time

5.

Rising and Reporting

• Motion to Rise

  Moved by Councillor Shahid
  Seconded by Councillor Bozinovski

  That Council rise from the closed portion of the meeting. 

  Carried

5.1

Reporting Out

Chair Lee advised that during the closed portion of the meeting, Council received a verbal update from Staff regarding collective bargaining.

6.

Adjournment

• Moved by Councillor Shahid
  Seconded by Councillor Lundquist

  That the meeting adjourn.

  Carried

  The meeting adjourned at 5:56 p.m.