Belleville accepts Closed Meeting Investigator’s recommendations to update Procedural Bylaw and summarize closed meeting activities

[21] I make the following recommendations in light of the foregoing findings:

A) In order to reinforce Council’s commitment to abide by s. 239(6) of the Municipal Act, 2001, the Procedural By-law be amended to mirror the wording of that subsection ie. to provide that any vote on a matter considered in a closed session, other than a procedural matter or the giving of directions or instructions to staff, shall not be voted on in closed session and must be voted on in open session;

B) Following the conclusion of a closed session, report back in open session on what transpired in the closed session, providing as much detail as the subject matter permits without disclosing confidential information.