Council motion “be received” shelves it, no further action is taken

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by | Published , updated Oct 17, 2024

When council passes a motion that states a presentation, report or other information “be received” or “be received as information” and doesn’t specify a next step or action required – such as asking staff to do something with it – it means that it goes nowhere. The municipality is essentially filing it away or throwing it out.

I’ve been around here a long time, I know the rules, receiving it shelves it. There’s no action taking on it. We accept it, we file it, and it goes nowhere.

Belleville Councillor Paul Carr

Examples of presentations and reports being received

THAT the presentation regarding the Family Medicine crisis be received.

THAT the Director of Finance/ Treasurer’s Report No. DF-2024-09; Value for Money Review for Policing be received.

THAT the Director of Environmental Services Report No. DES-2024-04 regarding the Ministry of the Environment Drinking Water System Inspection Report for the Point Anne Hamlet Drinking Water System be received as information.

Next steps

Directing staff to prepare a report or agreement

THAT Manager of Physician Recruitment and Retention Report No. MPRR 2024-19 be received; and further that a By-law to approve and authorize an agreement under the current recruitment policy, be prepared for Council consideration.

Date that it returns to council for consideration during a future meeting

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