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3. Delegation of authority to Chief License Inspector Délégation de pouvoir à L’inspecteur en
chef des permis |
Committee Recommendation
That Council amend licensing by-laws
to delegate to the Chief License Inspector the authority to rectify the status
of a license or license application review when such status are compromised due
to minor administrative oversights.
Recommandation du comité
Que le Conseil modifie les
règlements sur les permis afin de déléguer à l’inspecteur en chef des permis le
pouvoir de corriger le statut d’un permis ou l’examen d’une demande de permis
lorsqu’un tel statut est compromis en raison de certaines omissions
administratives mineures.
Documentation
1. Committee Coordinator’s report (Community and
Protective Services) dated 26 June 2008
(ACS2008-CCS-CPS-0030).
2. Extract of Draft Minute, 19 June 2008.
Report to / Rapport au :
Comité des services communautaires et de
protection
and Council/et au Conseil
26 June 2008 / le 26 juin 2008
Coordonnateur du comité
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City Wide / À l'échelle de la Ville |
Ref N°:
ACS2008-CCS-CPS-0030 |
SUBJECT: DELEGATION
OF AUTHORITY TO CHIEF LICENSE INSPECTOR
OBJET: DÉLÉGATION DE POUVOIR À L’INSPECTEUR EN CHEF
DES PERMIS
Que
le Comité des services communautaires et de protection recommande que le
Conseil modifie les règlements sur les permis afin de déléguer à l’inspecteur
en chef des permis le pouvoir de corriger le statut d’un permis ou l’examen
d’une demande de permis lorsqu’un tel statut est compromis en raison de
certaines omissions administratives mineures.
At its
meeting of June 16, 2008, the License Committee dealt with two minor items
created by an administrative oversight.
The related licensing by-law does not provide for a staff initiated
administrative resolution and required that the License Committee be convened
to resolve the matter. Committee members are of the opinion that License
Committee involvement was unnecessary and that the items could have been dealt
with more expeditiously by the Chief License Inspector.
Councillor
Qadri moved the following motion at that meeting:
That the
authority for an administrative oversight or issues be provided back to the
Chief License Inspector in order to avoid waste of resources and expenses.
CARRIED
The
Committee Coordinator was directed to bring the motion before the Community and
Protective Services Committee for its recommendation to Council.
On June 19, 2008,
the Community and Protective Services Committee suspended the rules to consider
this additional item.
Moved by Councillor Qadri
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Licensing By-laws authorize the Chief
License Inspector to approve the issuance and renewal of a license for certain
business activities;
AND WHEREAS in the event that a minor administrative adjustment is
made to the status of a license in error, it cannot be corrected without a
formal appeal to the License Committee;
AND WHEREAS at its meeting of June 16th, 2008, the License
Committee considered two such appeals and subsequently recommended “that the
authority for an administrative oversight or issues be provided back to the
Chief License Inspector in order to avoid waste of resources and expenses”;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Community & Protective
Services Committee recommend that Council amend the Licensing By-laws to
delegate to the Chief License Inspector the authority to make minor
administrative adjustments to the status of a license.
CARRIED
The
Motion met with the Committee’s approval with a direction that it rise at the
July 9, 2008, City Council meeting for consideration.
CONSULTATION
Community and Protective Services
The Department has reviewed the recommendation and is in support of delegating minor administrative adjustments to the status of a license to the Chief License Inspector
Legal
Legal Services Branch has reviewed the recommendation and advises that there are no legal impediments to its implementation.
FINANCIAL
IMPLICATIONS
N/A
SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTATION
N/A
Legal to prepare the necessary changes to the By-laws affected. Staff will take the appropriate action as per the recommendations contained herein.
Delegation of authority to Chief
License Inspector
Délégation
de pouvoir à L’inspecteur en chef des permis
ACS2008-CCS-CPS-0030 City Wide / À l'échelle de la ville
Moved by
Councillor S. Qadri
That
in accordance with Section 84(3) of By-law No. 2006 - 462, the rules of
procedure be suspended to allow the addition of the following item to the
agenda for consideration: Delegation of Authority to Chief License
Inspector.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor S. Qadri
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Licensing By-laws authorize the Chief
License Inspector to approve the issuance and renewal of a license for certain
business activities;
AND WHEREAS in the event that a minor administrative adjustment is
made to the status of a license in error, it cannot be corrected without a
formal appeal to the License Committee;
AND WHEREAS at its meeting of June 16th, 2008, the License Committee
considered two such appeals and subsequently recommended “that the authority
for an administrative oversight or issues be provided back to the Chief License
Inspector in order to avoid waste of resources and expenses”;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Community & Protective
Services Committee recommend that Council amend licensing by-laws to delegate
to the Chief License Inspector the authority to rectify the status of a license
or license application review when such status are compromised due to minor
administrative oversights.
CARRIED