Item No. 8.8
Council Report: C 73/2020
Subject: Waiver of penalty for any late payments pertaining to Interim Tax Bill due March, 2020- Confirm & Ratify-City Wide
Reference:
- Date to Council: April 27, 2020
- Author: Steve Vlachodimos, Deputy City Clerk/Senior Manager of Council Services
- (519) 255-6100 ext 6488
- svlachodimos@citywindsor.ca
- Council Services
- Report Date: 4/15/2020
- Clerk's File #: AF2020
To: Mayor and Members of City Council
Recommendation:
That the results of the email poll conducted by the Deputy City Clerk on March 18, 2020 approving the following recommendation BE CONFIRMED AND RATIFIED:
That Council, in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the rapid rate at which the situation is changing, APPROVE waiving the penalty for any late payments not received for the "Interim Tax Bill - second regular tax payment" due in March, 2020.
Executive Summary:
N/A
Background:
Section 3.7 of Procedure By-law 98-2011 provides the following:
"Telephone and/or email polls of Members of Council shall be permitted only upon authorization by the Mayor or CAO, in emergency situations requiring Council direction where time does not permit holding a special meeting of Council and/or quorum of Council cannot physically convene to consider a matter. The results of a poll must be confirmed and ratified at the next public meeting of Council".