The Ombudsman received a complaint about a gathering that two council members attended on April 14, 2019, and a special meeting of council held on April 15, 2019, without prior public notice. Council for Lambton Shores is composed of nine council members. The municipality provided public notice for the special meeting held on April 15, 2019, in accordance with its procedure by-law. The Ombudsman shared best practice suggestions with the municipality regarding providing public notice of special meetings.

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