Standing Orders

Motions at a Meeting not on Written Notice - SO10

The following motions may be moved at a meeting without written notice to the proper Officer to:
correct an inaccuracy in the draft minutes of a meeting;

  • move to a vote;  
  • defer consideration of a motion;  
  • refer a motion to a particular committee or sub-committee;
  • appoint a person to preside at a meeting;
  • change the order of business on the agenda;  
  • proceed to the next business on the agenda;  
  • require a written report;
  • appoint a committee or sub-committee and their members;
  • extend the time limits for speaking;
  • exclude the press and public from a meeting in respect of confidential other information which is prejudicial to the public interest;
  • not hear further from a councillor or a member of the public;
  • exclude a councillor or member of the public for disorderly conduct;  
  • temporarily suspend the meeting;  
  • suspend a particular standing order (unless it reflects mandatory statutory or legal requirements);
  • adjourn the meeting; or
  • close the meeting.