Town of Amherstburg

The Ombudsman reviewed a complaint alleging that council for the Town of Amherstburg held an illegally closed meeting over dinner on June 13, 2022 in between a scheduled in camera meeting and a scheduled open meeting. The complaint also alleged that the minutes of the scheduled in camera meeting were inaccurate and there was a longer break between the two scheduled meetings than what was recorded, during which time the dinner occurred. The Ombudsman’s review determined that council for the Town of Amherstburg did not contravene the open meeting requirements, as there was no evidence that a quorum of council advanced council business or decision-making outside of any of the scheduled meetings. The Ombudsman also found there was no reason to doubt the accuracy of the minutes for the scheduled in camera meeting.
 

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