Joint Board of Management

That Report JBM-C 7-2021, dated August 19, 2021, respecting Court Services Update Report on Bill 177 Stronger Fairer Ontario Act Changes to Provincial Offences Act related to Early Resolution, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the Joint Board of Management recommends that Regional Council DIRECTS the Regional Chair to send a letter to request the Attorney General of Ontario to: a) halt the proclamation of the Early Resolution reforms to the Provincial Offences Act included in Bill 177 Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act; and instead take action to review, streamline and modernize the Early Resolution provisions of the Provincial Offences Act; b) enact changes to the Provincial Offences Act to permit the prosecutor and defendant or legal representative to agree, at any stage of a proceeding commenced under Part I, to a resolution in writing and to permit the Clerk of the Court to register the court outcome immediately upon receipt of the written agreement without requiring an appearance before a Justice of the Peace; and c) support the proclamation of the remainder of the Bill 177 Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act reforms to the Provincial Offences Act; and 2. That a copy of this resolution BE FORWARDED to the Honourable Doug Downey, Attorney General of Ontario, and copied to: other municipalities that administer Provincial Offences Courts; the Ministry of the Attorney General, and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for support.

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: JBM-C 8-2021 2nd Quarter Variance Analysis and Forecast to December 31, 2021 JBM-C 9-2021 Court Services COVID-19 Update JBM 2-2021 Joint Board of Management - Niagara Courts Meeting Minutes – April 8, 2021