2b - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti (Carried)
That if the Complaint Audit Committee finds that a complaint against a candidate is not valid, and City Council reimburses the candidate's compliance audit costs, the City also reimburse the candidate's court costs to sue the complainant to recover legal costs, on condition that the candidate return the original reimbursement for their compliance audit costs to the City.
2a - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti (Carried)
That the City Clerk research whether insurance companies offer candidate insurance to cover compliance audit costs, and report to Executive Committee.
3 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Carried)
That City Council establish an ad hoc Committee comprised of the Chair of the Government Management Committee and two other Members of Council to review matters related to legal-expenses resulting from a compliance audit.
4 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Carried)
That the City Clerk, in consultation with the City Solicitor report to the Executive Committee on February 1, 2009 on the following:
1. The City establish the position of independent counsel to provide advice and legal support to Members of Council on matters related to compliance audits;
2. Funds for this purpose be drawn from Election Reserve Fund XR1017; and
3. The City Clerk, in consultation with the City Solicitor, make recommendations to the Executive Committee as to the amounts required for this purpose.
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