Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (2 motions)
2 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
the Ministry of the Solicitor General announced the introduction of a new Ontario Regulation for Firefighter Certification to be made under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997; AND WHEREAS this new regulation sets minimum firefighter certification levels based on council approved service levels set out in the Fire Services Establishing and Regulating Bylaw; AND WHEREAS this new minimum certification regulation applies to all career and volunteer firefighters, as well as Fire Officers, Fire Inspector and Plans Examiner, Public Educator, Fire Service Instructor, and most technical rescue disciplines; AND WHEREAS this base level of certification will substantially increase the number of training hours per firefighter, and will in turn have a significant financial impact; AND WHEREAS the funding for all fire services is 100% based on the municipal tax levy; AND WHEREAS any increase in cost for fire services that is due to provincial legislative change should be accompanied with funding from the province; THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that City Council of Greater Sudbury directs the Mayor to write a letter to the Solicitor General raising concerns in regards to additional cost resulting from the implementation of this new regulation and to request a funding model from the Ministry to decrease the direct impact on the municipal tax levy for this regulatory change mandated by them; AND FURTHERMORE, that this motion be shared with local Sudbury MPP Honorable Jamie West, Nick
Moved by Councillor Lapierre, seconded by Councillor Jakubo
Carried
WHEREAS the Ministry of the Solicitor General announced the introduction of a new Ontario Regulation for Firefighter Certification to be made under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997; AND WHEREAS this new regulation sets minimum firefighter certification levels based on council approved service levels set out in the Fire Services Establishing and Regulating Bylaw; AND WHEREAS this new minimum certification regulation applies to all career and volunteer firefighters, as well as Fire Officers, Fire Inspector and Plans Examiner, Public Educator, Fire Service Instructor, and most technical rescue disciplines; AND WHEREAS this base level of certification will substantially increase the number of training hours per firefighter, and will in turn have a significant financial impact; AND WHEREAS the funding for all fire services is 100% based on the municipal tax levy; AND WHEREAS any increase in cost for fire services that is due to provincial legislative change should be accompanied with funding from the province; THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that City Council of Greater Sudbury directs the Mayor to write a letter to the Solicitor General raising concerns in regards to additional cost resulting from the implementation of this new regulation and to request a funding model from the Ministry to decrease the direct impact on the municipal tax levy for this regulatory change mandated by them; AND FURTHERMORE, that this motion be shared with local Sudbury MPP Honorable Jamie We
Moved by Councillor Lapierre, seconded by Councillor Jakubo