Agendas and Minutes

• The security of property of the municipality or local board;
• Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including employees;
• A proposed or pending purchase or sale of land;
• Labour relations or employee negotiations;
• Litigation or potential litigation;
• Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege;
• A matter authorized by another provincial statute;
• If the subject matter relates to a request under the Municipal Freedom of Information an Protection of Privacy Act;
• Investigation respecting the municipality by the Ombudsman;
• Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them;
• Trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or belongs to the municipality and has monetary value or potential monetary value;
• Position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality; and
• The meeting is held for educating and training and no member discusses or deals with a matter in a way that materially advances the business decision-making of the council or local board.

Before submitting a formal complaint, we ask that you speak with the Clerk to try to resolve the issue. If you would like to submit a formal complaint about a closed meeting held by Springwater Council or one of its boards or committees, please contact the Ontario Ombudsman.