LOCAL GOVERNMENT MODEL BY-LAW (STANDING ORDERS) NO. 4
Table of Provisions
- 1 Citation
- 2 Interpretation
- 3 Mayor to Preside
- 4 Quorum
- 5 Absence of Quorum
- 6 Failure to obtain quorum
- 7 Names of members to be recorded in Minute Book
- 8 Open Doors -- Except as Provided
- 9 Disturbance by Strangers
- 10 Order of Business at Ordinary Meeting
- 11 Order of Business at Special Meeting
- 12 Minutes
- 12A Minutes of previous meeting to be first item of business
- 13 Questions
- 14 Form of questions and answers
- 15 Reception of correspondence
- 16 Notices of Motion
- 17 Motions lapse if not moved or deferred
- 18 Deputations
- 19 Size of deputation and addressing the Council
- 20 Councillors to Address Mayor
- 21 Substance of Motion to be Stated
- 22 Motions and Amendments to be Seconded
- 23 Titles to be Used
- 24 Priority of Speaking
- 25 Mayor to be Heard
- 26 Speaking Twice
- 27 Council may suspend by-law
- 28 Personal Explanation
- 29 Mayor to call Councillors to order
- 30 No Speech After Certain Events
- 31 Mover and Seconder Have Spoken
- 32 Limit of Speeches
- 33 Speaking in Reply
- 34 Division of Motions
- 35 Withdrawal of Motions
- 36 Production of Documents
- 37 No Digression
- 38 No Adverse Reflection on Council
- 39 No Adverse Reflection on Councillor
- 40 Particular words may be required
- 41 Demand for Withdrawal
- 42 Disturbance by Councillors
- 43 Continued Irrelevance, etc
- 44 Movement of councillors within chamber
- 45 Mayor to preserve order
- 46 Mayors attention may be drawn to infraction
- 47 Rulings by Mayor
- 48 Matters ruled out of order
- 49 Continued Breach of Order
- 50 Serious Disorder
- 51 All Councillors to Vote
- 52 Permissible Motions During Debate
- 53 Amendment to Relate to Motion
- 54 Amendments to be read
- 55 One Amendment at a Time
- 56 Original motion to be amended
- 57 “That Council Adjourn”
- 58 Similar motions not permitted
- 59 Motion to adjourn Council
- 60 Debate to resume after adjournment
- 61 Speakers on matter being debated when Council adjourned
- 62 Mayor may adjourn Council
- 63 “That Debate be Adjourned.”
- 64 Motion to adjourn debate
- 65 Councillor moving adjournment may speak first on resumption
- 66 Speakers on adjourned debate
- 67 Debate to resume at next meeting
- 68 “That Question be Put.”
- 69 Motion that question be put
- 70 Limit on right to speak in reply
- 71 Question to be put includes amendments
- 72 “That Council Proceed with Next Business.”
- 73 Effect on question under debate
- 74 Limit on number of motions to proceed
- 75 “That Meeting be Closed.”
- 76 If motion negatived, current debate to be concluded
- 77 Motion that meeting be closed
- 78 If meeting closed, debate adjourned
- 79 Speakers on adjourned debate
- 80 Confidential Business
- 81 Motions Affecting Expenditure
- 82 Rescission of Resolution
- 83 Negatived Motions
- 84 Suspension of Standing Orders
- 85 Object of motion to be stated
- 86 Method of Taking Vote
- 87 Counting of votes
- 88 Standing Committees
- 89 Duties of Standing Committees
- 90 Occasional Committees
- 91 Calling Committee Meetings
- 92 Application of Standing Orders to committees
- 93 Quorum of committees
- 94 Minutes of Committees
- 95 Representation on Public Bodies
- 96 Meetings of Electors
- 97 Meetings of Ratepayers
- 98 Penalty
- 99 Enforcement
