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File #:
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ID-1005-18
Version:
1
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Name:
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Type:
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Action Item
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Status:
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Passed
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On agenda:
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12/3/2018
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Final action:
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12/3/2018
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Title:
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Censure of a Councillor
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Title
Censure of a Councillor
Recommended Action
Whereas censure of a Council member is the ultimate legal tool a Council has to reprimand a Council member;
Whereas reprimand of a Council member should always be a matter taken under full consideration of all the facts and not a matter of retribution; and
Whereas a simple majority of Council can abuse the importance and significance of the censure tool;
Therefore be it resolved that Langley Township Council revise it’s Procedure Bylaw to require a minimum two-thirds majority of Council members (currently seven of nine members) to agree on and approve any future censure motions of its members; and further
Be it resolved that should Council proceed on a censure motion, the Council member being censured be indemnified, as they will be incurring legal fees in defense of their role and actions as a Council member.
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