PART VI PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES
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239 (1) Except as provided in this section, all meetings shall be open to the public.  2001, c. 25, s. 239 (1). Exceptions (2) A meeting or part of a meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered is, (a)  the security of the property of the municipality or local board; (b)  personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; (c)  a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; (d)  labour relations or employee negotiations; (e)  litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; (f)  advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; (g)  a matter in respect of which a council, board, committee or other body may hold a closed meeting under another Act; (h)  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; (i)  a 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; (j)  a 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; or (k)  a 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. 2001, c. 25, s. 239 (2); 2017, c. 10, Sched. 1, s. 26. Other criteria (3) A meeting or part of a meeting shall be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered is, (a)  a request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, if the council, board, commission or other body is the head of an institution for the purposes of that Act; or (b)  an ongoing investigation respecting the municipality, a local board or a municipally-controlled corporation by the Ombudsman appointed under the Ombudsman Act, an Ombudsman referred to in subsection 223.13 (1) of this Act, or the investigator referred to in subsection 239.2 (1). 2014, c. 13, Sched. 9, s. 22. Educational or training sessions (3.1) A meeting of a council or local board or of a committee of either of them may be closed to the public if the following conditions are both satisfied: 1.  The meeting is held for the purpose of educating or training the members. 2.  At the meeting, 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.  2006, c. 32, Sched. A, s. 103 (1). Resolution (4) Before holding a meeting or part of a meeting that is to be closed to the public, a municipality or local board or committee of either of them shall state by resolution, (a)  the fact of the holding of the closed meeting and the general nature of the matter to be considered at the closed meeting; or (b)  in the case of a meeting under subsection (3.1), the fact of the holding of the closed meeting, the general nature of its subject-matter and that it is to be closed under that subsection.  2001, c. 25, s. 239 (4); 2006, c. 32, Sched. A, s. 103 (2). Open meeting (5) Subject to subsection (6), a meeting shall not be closed to the public during the taking of a vote.  2001, c. 25, s. 239 (5). Exception (6) Despite section 244, a meeting may be closed to the public during a vote if, (a)  subsection (2) or (3) permits or requires the meeting to be closed to the public; and (b)  the vote is for a procedural matter or for giving directions or instructions to officers, employees or agents of the municipality, local board or committee of either of them or persons retained by or under a contract with the municipality or local board.  2001, c. 25, s. 239 (6). Record of meeting (7) A municipality or local board or a committee of either of them shall record without note or comment all resolutions, decisions and other proceedings at a meeting of the body, whether it is closed to the public or not.  2006, c. 32, Sched. A, s. 103 (3). Same (8) The record required by subsection (7) shall be made by, (a)  the clerk, in the case of a meeting of council; or (b)  the appropriate officer, in the case of a meeting of a local board or committee.  2006, c. 32, Sched. A, s. 103 (3). Record may be disclosed (9) Clause 6 (1) (b) of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
does not apply to a record of a meeting closed under subsection (3.1).  2006, c. 32, Sched. A, s. 103 (3). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2006, c. 32, Sched. A, s. 103 (1-3) - 01/01/2007 2014, c. 13, Sched. 9, s. 22 - 01/01/2016 2017, c. 10, Sched. 1, s. 26 - 01/01/2018