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More information For more information, please contact: Town of Caledon 6311 Old Church Road Caledon, ON L7C 136 (905) 584-2272 Maureen Baker, extension 4225, email: mau- reen.baker@caledon.ca or Todd Salter, extension 4172, email: todd.salter@caledon.ca Information is also available on the Town Caledon Website at the following link: http://www.caledon.ca/townhall/ departments/planingdevelopment/CBSES.asp Thank you for participating in this process: Yours truly, Todd Salter, Manager of Policy Town of Caledon Hazel Breton, Director of Water Resouces Credit Valley Conservation Simone Banz, Planning Manager Rural and Environment Team Region of Peel Greg Sweetnam Resource Manager James Dick Construction Dial-a-Bottle Beer, Liquor and Wine (At Home Delivery Service) Georgetown & Area 1-866-797-2424 (Toll Free) 4 Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, January 2, 2008 The Town of Halton Hills has appointed the Ombudsman of Ontario to investigate public com- plaints about closed-door meetings held by the municipality. Under new rules that took effect on January 1, municipalities can choose their investigators to review complaints or choose the Ombudsman as the default investi- gator. About 72 of Ontario s 445 municipalities have chosen their own investigator. This means that in the New Year, most Ontarians will be able to complain to us about any munici- pal meeting they feel was inappro- priately closed to the public , Ombudsman Andre Marin said. Its the start of a new era of local accountabi l i ty in Ontario, and were eager to let people know about it. New provisions to the Municipal Act subject all municipal councils and most boards and committees to an investigation if their members meet behind closed doors, unless specific exceptions set out in the Act are met. At its December meeting, Halton Hil ls council had considered a report that recommended three alternatives: the Ombudsman, a private company LAS, or join with Oakville in seeking an alternative private company. Council voted to go with the Ombudsman primarily because its free, while there is a cost ($300/year plus $1,250/day) associ- ated with the other options. The Ombudsman office charges no fee for complainants or municipalities and the Ombudsmans findings and recommendations will be made public. The Town of Halton Hills holds closed meetings when it involves: the security of the property of the municipality or local board; personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employ- ees; a proposed or pending acqui- sition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; labour relations or employee negotiations; litigation or potential litiga- t ion, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; advice that is subject to solici- tor-client privilege, More information on the new legislative changes is available on the Ombudsmans website at www.ombudsman.on.ca. Ontario Ombudsman to handle local complaints CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer Sometime between Friday and Sunday (Dec. 21-23) two licence plates (AKZX816) were stolen from a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix parked in a Park St. apartment parking lot. Licence plates were also taken from a 2002 Ford Taurus parked at a Mowat Cr. home sometime Monday or Tuesday (Dec. 17-18). Licence plates stolen from two vehicles This newspaper can be recycled. Please recycle.