Item - 2020.GL12.5
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 29, 2020 without amendments.
- This item was considered by the General Government and Licensing Committee on March 9, 2020 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on June 29, 2020.
GL12.5 - Potential Download of Responsibility from the Province of Ontario for the Prosecution of Provincial Offences Act Offences
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on June 29 and 30, 2020, adopted the following:
1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 24, 2020) from the City Solicitor.
2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 24, 2020) from the City Solicitor be made public after the negotiations with the Province are completed and at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 24, 2020) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006 as it concerns a position to be applied to negotiations carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 24, 2020) from the City Solicitor will be made public after the negotiations with the Province are completed and at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Confidential Attachment - A position to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/gl/bgrd/backgroundfile-146383.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Motions (City Council)
GL12.5 - Potential Download of Responsibility from the Province of Ontario for the Prosecution of Provincial Offences Act Offences
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Confidential Attachment - A position to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto
Committee Recommendations
The General Government and Licensing Committee recommends that:
1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 24, 2020) from the City Solicitor.
2. City Council direct that the information in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 24, 2020) from the City Solicitor be made public after the negotiations with the Province are completed and at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The General Government and Licensing Committee recessed its public session to meet in closed session to consider this item, as it pertains to a position to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto.
Origin
Summary
The Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) in January 2020 commenced a confidential consultation process with municipalities across Ontario in relation to the current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Local Side Agreements (LSA) which exist between municipalities and the Province of Ontario in relation to the responsibility for prosecuting Provincial Offences Act offences. The existing MOU and LSA between the Province and the City of Toronto was entered into at the time of the initial download of certain prosecutions formerly conducted by the Province commencing in 2002.
Confidential Attachment 1 provides further information regarding this matter.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/gl/bgrd/backgroundfile-146383.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information