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## POLICY PURPOSE
- 7.1 It shall be the policy of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne to have a standard process for filing of petitions with Council and Council's response thereafter.
## POLICY DETAILS
- 7.2 Any person wishing to present a petition to Council shall file a copy of the petition with the Clerk before 12:00 noon on the Monday of the week prior to the meeting of Council at which it is proposed that the petition will be presented.
- 7.3 Upon receipt of a duly filed petition to the Clerk, the Clerk shall circulate the front page of the petition to each member of Council before the meeting at which it is proposed to be presented
- 7.4 The body of the petition shall, excluding the names of the petitioners, if determined by the Chair to be practical, be read on behalf of the individual or group presenting the petition.
- 7.5 No petition shall be presented to Council which in the opinion of the Warden contains impertinent or improper matters.
- 7.6 No person shall be permitted to speak on a duly filed petition, whether supporting or opposing the contents of the petition, unless the petition is placed on the agenda at a future meeting of Council by a member of Council that supports the petition.
## ACCEPTANCE OF PETITIONS
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the Council of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne duly passed the policy respecting Acceptance of Petitions on the 28' day of November, 2016.
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SIGNED this
173
- davor Jeenber
\_ 2016
WARDEN
ChisMerall
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
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