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Guelph Council Record

City Council · July 22, 2025 · Item 4.

Now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 239(2)(b) and (c) of the Municipal Act…

Main motion under the agenda item Authority to move into closed meeting

Carried (12 to 0)

12 in favour, 0 against — unanimous

What was voted on

The motion in its exact words, as recorded in the minutes.

That the Council of the City of Guelph now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 239(2)(b) and (c) of the Municipal Act, regarding personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees and proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.

Moved by Councillor Allt, seconded by Councillor Busuttil.

How the room voted

In favour (12)

  • Allt
  • Billings
  • Busuttil
  • Caron
  • Caton
  • Chew
  • Downer
  • Gibson
  • Goller
  • Guthrie
  • Klassen
  • Richardson

What was said

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12:32act regarding personal matters about an identifiable individual including municipal or local board

12:37employees and proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local

12:44board the titles here are july 2025 public appointments to advisory committees of council

12:54and the downtown land acquisition consideration with that is there any disclosure of pecuniary

13:02interest any general nature there for the closed items before I look to call the vote

13:07nope don't hear or see any um can I have someone moved to go into closed uh alton busatil will

13:12help me out with that and I'll call the vote is anyone against moving into closed that's unanimous

13:19that's great so we will have a closed meeting of council just for probably half an hour and we will

13:24be back out and we'll start the open session at that time thank you okay everyone this is going to

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