Body: Council Type: Agenda Meeting: Regular Date: December 17, 2014 Collection: Council Agendas Municipality: Frontenac County

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County of Frontenac - Inaugural Council Meeting December 17, 2014 – 9:00 a.m. Fairmount Home Kingston Frontenac Rotary Auditorium, 2069 Battersea Road, Glenburnie, ON

AGENDA Page

  1. Declaration of Office to Councillors

The Honourable Madam Justice Anne Trousdale will administer the Declaration of Office to County Councillors in unison. 2. Election of Warden

To be conducted by County Clerk 3. Election of Deputy Warden

To be conducted by County Clerk 4. Declaration of Office to Warden and Deputy Warden

The Honourable Madam Justice Anne Trousdale will administer the Declaration of Office to the Warden and Deputy Warden 5. Dressing of Chain of Office

The Honourable Madam Justice Anne Trousdale will place the Chain of Office on the Warden 6. Warden’s Inaugural Address 7. Greetings from Local Dignitaries

Ted Hsu, MP, Kingston and the Islands Scott Reid, MP, Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Randy Hillier, MPP, Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Bryan Paterson, Mayor, City of Kingston

  1. Appointments to External Boards and Committees

a) Consideration of appointments to the following External Boards and Committees:

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Page 8. Appointments to External Boards and Committees

Kingston Frontenac Public Library Board 1 Member of Council 2 Members from the Community [Applications distributed separately from the agenda.] Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health Board 1 Member of Council Algonquin Land Claim Municipal Advisory Committee 1 Member of Council Frontenac County Youth Justice Advisory Committee 1 Member of Council Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee 1 Member of Council Rideau Corridor Landscape Strategy Steering Committee 1 Member of Council

  1. Nominations to the 2014-2016 AMO Board of Directors

1 Member of Council a) The follow County vacancy is available on the AMO Board’s Caucuses: • County Caucus – three elected official vacancies to be filled [Distributed to Members of County Council December 12, 2014]

  1. Warden’s Closing Remarks
  2. By-Laws 4-5

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a) By-law for Appointments to External Boards and Committees [Proposed No. No. 2014-0051]

b) By-law To Appoint the Warden and the Deputy Warden [Proposed No. No. 2014-0052]

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Page 11. By-Laws 8-9

c) By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of Council [Proposed No. No. 2014-0053]

  1. Adjournment

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AgendaItem#11a)

BY-LAW NO. 2014-0051 OF THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF FRONTENAC being a by-law to appoint Members of Council and Members of the Community to External Boards and Committees for the Term of Council

WHEREAS Section 5 of the Municipal Act provides that a municipal power, including a municipality’s capacity, rights, powers and privileges, shall be exercised by its council and by by-law, unless the municipality is specifically authorized to do otherwise; AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the County of Frontenac deems it expedient to appoint Members of Council and Members of the Community to external boards and committees for the term of council; NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF FRONTENAC hereby enacts as follows: 1.

THAT Council make the following appointments to external boards and committees for the term of council:

BOARD/COMMITTEE

Kingston Frontenac Public Library Board KFL&A Public Health Board Algonquin Land Claim Municipal Advisory Committee Frontenac County Youth Justice Advisory Committee Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee Rideau Corridor Landscape Strategy Steering Committee

By-law for Appointments to External Boards and Committees

NUMBER OF APPOINTEES 1 Member of County Council:  Councillor 2 Members from the Community:  1 Member from County Council:  Councillor 1 Member from County Council:  Councillor 1 Member from County Council:  Councillor 1 Member from County Council:  Councillor 1 Member from County Council:  Councillor

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AgendaItem#11a)

THAT all previous by-laws or parts of by-laws that conflict with this by-law are hereby rescinded.

THAT this by-law shall take effect on the date of its final passing.

Read a first and second time this 17th day of December, 2014. Read a third time and finally passed this 17th day of December, 2014.

The Corporation of the County of Frontenac

, Warden

Jannette Amini, Clerk

By-law No.2014-0051 – Appointments to External Boards and Committees December 17, 2014 Page 2 of 2

By-law for Appointments to External Boards and Committees

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AgendaItem#11b)

BY-LAW NO. 2014-0052 OF THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF FRONTENAC being a by-law to appoint the Warden and the Deputy Warden

WHEREAS Section 5 of the Municipal Act provides that a municipal power, including a municipality’s capacity, rights, powers and privileges, shall be exercised by its council and by by-law, unless the municipality is specifically authorized to do otherwise; AND WHEREAS Section 11 of the Municipal Act provides that an upper-tier municipality may pass by-laws respecting its governance structure of the municipality; AND WHEREAS Section 233 of the Municipal Act provides that if the term of office of an appointed head of council of an upper-tier municipality is the same as the term of council, the council of the upper-tier municipality shall, in the first year of its term, appoint the head of council at its first meeting; AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the of County of Frontenac, under the terms of its procedure by-law, must appoint the Warden as Head of the Council and the Deputy Warden of Council; AND WHEREAS the appointments of the Warden and Deputy Warden shall be for the term of council; NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF FRONTENAC hereby enacts as follows: 1.

THAT Councillor , be and is hereby appointed as the Warden for the County of Frontenac for the term ending December 31, 2015.

THAT Councillor , be and is hereby appointed as the Deputy Warden for the County of Frontenac for the term ending December 31, 2015.

THAT all previous by-laws or parts of by-laws that conflict with this by-law are hereby rescinded.

THAT this by-law shall take effect on the date of its final passing.

By-law To Appoint the Warden and the Deputy Warden

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AgendaItem#11b)

Read a first and second time this 17th day of December, 2014. Read a third time and finally passed this 17th day of December, 2014.

The Corporation of the County of Frontenac

, Warden

Jannette Amini, Clerk

By-law No.2014-0052 – To Appoint the Warden and the Deputy Warden December 17, 2014

By-law To Appoint the Warden and the Deputy Warden

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AgendaItem#11c)

BY-LAW NO. 2014-0053 OF THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF FRONTENAC being a by-law to confirm all actions and proceedings of County Council on December 17, 2014

WHEREAS Section 8 of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 and amendments thereto provides that a municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person for the purpose of exercising its authority under the Municipal Act or any other Act; and; WHEREAS Subsection 2 of Section 11 of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 and amendments thereto provides that a lower-tier municipality and an upper-tier municipality may pass by-laws respecting matters within the spheres of jurisdiction described in the Table to Subsection 2 subject to certain provisions, and; WHEREAS Section 5 of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c. 25 and amendments thereto provides that a municipal power, including a municipality’s capacity, rights, powers and privileges under Section 8 shall be exercised by its council and by by-law unless the municipality is specifically authorized to do otherwise; and; WHEREAS the Council of the County of Frontenac deems it expedient to confirm its actions and proceedings; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the County of Frontenac hereby enacts as follows:

  1. THAT all actions and proceedings of the Council of the County of Frontenac taken at its inaugural meeting held on December 17, 2014 be confirmed as actions for which the municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person.
  2. THAT all actions and proceedings of the Council of the County of Frontenac taken at its inaugural meeting held on December 17, 2014 be confirmed as being matters within the spheres of jurisdiction described in Subsection 2 of Section 11 of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 and amendments thereto.
  3. THAT all actions and proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the County of Frontenac taken at its inaugural meeting held on December 17, 2014 except those taken by by-law and those required by by-law to be done by resolution are hereby sanctioned, ratified and confirmed as though set out within and forming part of this by-law.

By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of Council

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AgendaItem#11c)

  1. THAT this by-law shall come into force and take effect as of the final passing thereof. Read a First and Second Time this 17th day of December 2014. Read a Third Time and Finally Passed, Signed and Sealed this 17th day of December

The Corporation of the County of Frontenac

, Warden

Jannette Amini, Clerk

By-law No. 2014-0053–To Confirm all Actions and Proceedings of County Council on December 17, 2014 Page 2 of 2

By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of Council

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