Please be advised that the vote taken by ballot at the last Committee meeting to select the Chair and Vice-Chair was in violation of the Section 244 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and Section 3.13 (11) of the Procedural By-law 18-270.
“No vote shall be taken by ballot or by any other method of secret voting and every vote so taken is of no effect, except where permitted by statute”
In this case, the ballot votes taken at the last Committee meeting, are null and void and will have to be retaken and voted on by show of hands.