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Report To: Council
Date of Meeting: January 26, 2026 Report Number: LGS-006-26
Authored by: Laura Preston, Temporary Committee Coordinator
Submitted By: Rob Maciver, Deputy CAO/Solicitor, Legislative Services
Reviewed By: Mary-Anne Dempster, CAO
By-law Number: Resolution Number:
File Number:
Report Subject: Annual Report on Council Member Attendance and Training
Recommendation:
1.That Report LGS-006-26, regarding the Annual Report on Council Member Attendance
and Training, and any related delegations or communication items, be received for
information.
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Report Overview
1. Background
1.1 On April 28, 2025, Council approved the following Resolution #C-093-25:
Whereas the Procedural by-law states that a Member of Council has a duty “to
deliberate on the business submitted to Council or Committees of Council, as the
case may be”;
And whereas it is the role of a Member of Council to be a representative, a
policy-maker, and a steward;
And whereas attendance at meetings facilitates Members’ roles;
And whereas Council has made a policy commitment to attend certain training
(Policy CP-006, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-Racism and Accessibility
Training Plan for Council Policy) and should endeavour to attend other
municipally-organized training offered to Members of Council;
And whereas other municipalities such as Brantford, Collingwood, and Guelph
have attendance reporting;
And whereas Clarington does not have a reporting mechanism to hold Members
of Council accountable for meeting attendance and training;
Now therefore be it resolved:
That Staff be directed to provide Council with an annual report on the
attendance record of each member of Council for the previous calendar
year that documents:
1. Attendance at regular and special Council and Standing
Committee meetings to indicate whether the member was:
a) In attendance In-Person
b) In attendance online
c) Absent with regrets
d) Absent without regrets
e) Absent while on municipal business
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2. Attendance at training or education sessions deemed by any
Council policy or resolution to be a requirement; and
That the Member’s camera be left on for Members of Council who are
participating electronically in Council and Standing Committee meetings.
2. Attendance at Council and Standing Committee Meetings
2.1 See Attachment 1, “2025 Council Attendance Report”, reporting on attendance at
regular and special Council and Standing Committee meetings, by meeting type and
Member of Council.
2.2 Although the resolution requiring tracking occurred in April, 2025, Staff have reported for
the whole of the 2025 calendar year, in accordance with the resolution which states
“attendance record of each member of Council for the previous calendar year…”
3. Attendance at Mandatory Training and Education Sessions
3.1 In accordance with the above resolution, there were no mandatory training sessions for
Members of Council in 2025.
4. Financial Considerations
Not Applicable.
5. Strategic Plan
Not Applicable
6. Climate Change
Not Applicable.
7. Concurrence
Not Applicable.
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8. Conclusion
It is respectfully recommended that Report LGS-006-26 be received for information.
Staff Contact: Laura Preston, Temporary Committee Coordinator, lpreston@clarington.net or
905-623-3379 ext. 2106.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – 2025 Council Attendance Report
Interested Parties:
There are no interested parties to be notified of Council's decision.
Council Meetings 2025
Name Total
GGC 10
PDC 10
Special Council 4
Council 10
Special GGC 1
Total 35
Council Member Attendance 2025
Council Member In-Person Online Absent with Regrets Absent without Regrets Absent on Municipal Business
Mayor Foster 30 2 0 0 3
Councillor Anderson 32 0 3 0 0
Councillor Elhajjeh 32 0 2 0 1
Councillor Rang 22 4 9 0 0
Councillor Traill 21 7 4 3 0
Councillor Woo 33 2 0 0 0
Councillor Zwart 30 1 4 0 0
GGC Meeting Attendance 2025
Council Member In-Person Online Absent with Regrets Absent without Regrets Absent on Municipal Business
Mayor Foster 7 1 0 0 2
Councillor Anderson 8 0 2 0 0
Councillor Elhajjeh 10 0 0 0 0
Councillor Rang 7 0 3 0 0
Councillor Traill 6 2 1 1 0
Councillor Woo 10 0 0 0 0
Councillor Zwart 8 0 2 0 0
PDC Meeting Attendance 2025
Council Member In-Person Online Absent with Regrets Absent without Regrets Absent on Municipal Business
Mayor Foster 8 1 0 0 1
Councillor Anderson 10 0 0 0 0
Councillor Elhajjeh 7 0 2 0 1
Councillor Rang 5 2 3 0 0
Councillor Traill 6 3 0 1 0
Councillor Woo 10 0 0 0 0
Councillor Zwart 8 1 1 0 0
Special Council Meeting Attendance 2025
Council Member In-Person Online Absent with Regrets Absent without Regrets Absent on Municipal Business
Mayor Foster 4 0 0 0 0
Councillor Anderson 4 0 0 0 0
Councillor Elhajjeh 4 0 0 0 0
Councillor Rang 3 1 0 0 0
Councillor Traill 2 1 1 0 0
Councillor Woo 3 1 0 0 0
Councillor Zwart 3 0 1 0 0
Regular Council Meeting Attendance 2025
Council Member In-Person Online Absent with Regrets Absent without Regrets Absent on Municipal Business
Mayor Foster 10 0 0 0 0
Councillor Anderson 9 0 1 0 0
Councillor Elhajjeh 10 0 0 0 0
Councillor Rang 6 1 3 0 0
Councillor Traill 7 1 1 1 0
Councillor Woo 9 1 0 0 0
Councillor Zwart 10 0 0 0 0
Special GGC Meeting Attendance 2025
Council Member In-Person Online Absent with Regrets Absent without Regrets Absent on Municipal Business
Mayor Foster 1 0 0 0 0
Councillor Anderson 1 0 0 0 0
Councillor Elhajjeh 1 0 0 0 0
Councillor Rang 1 0 0 0 0
Councillor Traill 0 0 1 0 0
Councillor Woo 1 0 0 0 0
Councillor Zwart 1 0 0 0 0