General Government Committee

That all Items in Section 8 be approved, in accordance with the agenda, except for Items 8.1.3 and 8.3.2.

That, in accordance with section 8.1.9.4 of Procedural By-law 2021-054, two New Business Items regarding School Board Elections and Red Dress Alert, be added to the Agenda for discussion.

Whereas in the Province of Ontario, municipalities are responsible for conducting the election process on behalf of the school boards; and Whereas an extensive amount of resources, time and management to advertise, co-ordinate and complete these trustee elections is placed on the municipality; and Whereas municipalities do not receive any compensation or reimbursement for the orchestration of the school board trustee elections; Now therefore be it resolved that the Council of the Municipality of Clarington request that Staff forward this motion to MPP Steven Lecce, Minister of Education, MPP Todd McCarthy, MPP David Piccini, and AMO requesting that school boards become responsible for conducting their own trustee elections or at minimum municipalities be compensated by the school boards for overseeing such trustee elections. Amendment Resolution # GG-100-23 Moved by Councillor Woo Seconded by Councillor Zwart That the foregoing Resolution #GG-099-23 be amended by deleting the last paragraph and replacing it with the following: "Now therefore be it resolved that the Council of the Municipality of Clarington request that Staff forward this motion to MPP Steven Lecce, Minister of Education, MPP Todd McCarthy, MPP David Piccini, and AMO requesting that the province compensate municipalities for conducting school board elections."

Whereas thousands of Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people have gone missing in Canada, with approximately 77 new missing reported each month in 2022 across the country; Whereas the Amber Alert system in Ontario in the last five years has a success rate of over 90% in finding missing children and vulnerable people; Whereas a federal alert system would help increase the chances missing Indigenous people are found; Now therefore be it resolved that the Municipality of Clarington advocate to the federal government to instate a wireless-device alert system which would send an emergency notification people receive on their mobile devices when a missing Indigenous women, girl, and two-spirit people in their region has been abducted or is believed to be in danger; and That this motion be forwarded to local area municipalities, AMO, and FCM as well as our local area Members of Parliament and Members of Provincial Parliament for their information.

That the meeting adjourn at 10:29 a.m.

That the foregoing Resolution #GG-099-23 be amended by deleting the last paragraph and replacing it with the following: "Now therefore be it resolved that the Council of the Municipality of Clarington request that Staff forward this motion to MPP Steven Lecce, Minister of Education, MPP Todd McCarthy, MPP David Piccini, and AMO requesting that the province compensate municipalities for conducting school board elections."

Whereas in the Province of Ontario, municipalities are responsible for conducting the election process on behalf of the school boards; Whereas an extensive amount of resources, time and management to advertise, co-ordinate and complete these trustee elections is placed on the municipality; and Whereas municipalities do not receive any compensation or reimbursement for the orchestration of the school board trustee elections; Now therefore be it resolved that the Council of the Municipality of Clarington request that Staff forward this motion to MPP Steven Lecce, Minister of Education, MPP Todd McCarthy, MPP David Piccini, and AMO requesting that the province compensate municipalities for conducting school board elections.