Authority:Urban Environment and Development Committee Report No. 13, Clause No. 6, as amended and adopted by Council on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998

Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee Report No. 26, Clause 35, as adopted by Council on December 16 and 17, 1998

Enacted by Council:

CITY OF TORONTO

Bill No. 4

BY-LAW No.

To amend further Council Procedural By-law No. 23-1998,

being a By-law "To Govern the Proceedings of the Council and the Committees thereof."

WHEREAS subsection 55(2) of the Municipal Act requires Council to adopt a Procedural By-law for governing the calling, place and proceedings of meetings of Council, being By-law No.23-1998; and

The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:

1.Section 106 of By-Law No. 23-1998 being a by-law "To Govern the Proceedings of the Council and the Committees thereof." is amended by adding the following as subsection(6):

"(6)Notwithstanding subsection 113(3) and subsection (5) above, if no quorum is present for a meeting of the Toronto Cycling Committee, the Clerk shall not call the roll until thirty minutes after the time appointed for a meeting."

2.Section 90 of By-law No. 23-1998 is amended by adding the following as subsection (9):

"(9)Conducting any hearing that is required to be held under section 442 or section 443 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.45, as amended, with regard to the cancellation, reduction or refund of taxes levied in a year for the reasons set out in the legislation, save and except for appeals based on sickness or extreme poverty."

3.Where this by-law conflicts with a by-law of any of the former municipalities of Toronto, North York, East York, York, Scarborough or Etobicoke, this by-law prevails to the extent of the conflict.