Halton Hills, Town of

The Ombudsman noted that council for the Town of Halton Hills’ minutes incorrectly suggested that council had included a discussion of provincial policy announcements about municipalities in its resolution to proceed into closed session, when council had not included that topic in its resolution.

The Ombudsman found that council for the Town of Halton Hills did not include a general description of a discussion regarding provincial policy announcements about municipalities in its resolution to proceed into closed session, contrary to the Municipal Act, 2001.

The Ombudsman found that council for the Town of Halton Hills’ discussion of provincial policy announcements about municipalities on August 28, 2023 did not fit within any of the open meeting exceptions in the Municipal Act, 2001.

The Ombudsman reviewed a closed meeting held by the board for the Acton Business Improvement Area (BIA) to discuss leasing new office space. Although not relied on by the BIA, the Ombudsman found that since the discussion was about a pending lease and the terms of the lease that were open for negotiation, the discussion fit within the acquisition or disposition of land exception.