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REPORT
Meeting: COUNCIL MEETING File#
Date: February 22, 1999 Res. #
By-Law#
Report#: An1%4IN-05-99:ile#:
Subject: MUNICIPAL FLAG POLICY
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that Council approve the following:
1. THAT Report No.ADMIN-05-99 be received;
2. THAT Council approves the Municipal Flag Policy; and
3. THAT flags be available for purchase, at cost plus applicable taxes,by interested community
groups, organizations,businesses and individuals.
1.0 BACKGROUND:
1 . 1 As reported at a recent General Purpose & Administration
Committee, the Marketing and Tourism Office has been overseeing
the creation of a new flag for the Municipality of Clarington.
This project is one of the Municipality' s 25th Anniversary
initiatives.
1.2 The Municipality has received the new flag and it is to be
unveiled at a future meeting of Council. In anticipation of
requests for flags from community groups, organizations,
businesses and individuals, the Marketing & Tourism Officer has
made inquiries to find out what the accepted practice is in other
municipalities .
2.0 RECOMMENDATIONS:
2 . 1 The Durham municipalities of the City of Oshawa and the Town of
Whitby were contacted as they have municipal flags for a number
of years. The Clerk' s Department (Oshawa) and the Purchasing
Office (Whitby) both indicated that any community
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group, organization, business or individual can purchase a
municipal flag at (production) cost plus the applicable taxes
(i.e. PST and GST) . Given the size of the new Clarington flag
(56" x 7211) cost of production is $90 . 00
($ 103 .50 includes all taxes) . This is the recommended purchase
price.
2 .2 Flags will flown at all of the following municipally-owned
facilities including:
Animal Services Clarington Beech Centre
Clarington Fitness Centre Council Chambers
Courtice Community Complex Darlington Sports Centre
Fire Department Headquarters Garnet B. Rickard
and Stations (5) Recreation Complex
Hampton Works Yard Municipal Administrative Centre
Newcastle Memorial Arena Orono Arena Orono Works Yard
Rotary Park Tourism Office
Visual Arts Centre
A Municipality of Clarington flag will also be forwarded to the
Region of Durham Headquarters.
2 .3 Any person or group wanting to purchase a Clarington flag may do
so at the Marketing & Tourism Office located at the Municipal
Administrative Centre. Please note initial purchases will be on
an order basis, as there is not currently a ready inventory of
flags available at this time.
Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by,
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enni dr J.Cook,:b A1vICT Franklin Wu,
Ma eting,Tor & nomic Development Chief Administrative Officer