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Sub-series · 1873-1996
Part of Town/City of Dartmouth fonds
Sub-series consists of minutes of regular and special council meetings, which were taken by the Town/City Clerk. At regular meetings, the minutes of preceding Council Meetings were read, corrected and confirmed. The reading was not necessary if the Minutes were previously circulated. Council minutes for some periods also contain the submissions for that meeting, as well as signed oaths of office and signed resolutions.Council had In-Camera meetings on confidential matters from 1966 to 1995. The minutes for in-camera sessions were kept separately as a distinct group of records. 101-1A
Sub-series · 1974-1988, 1993-1995
Part of Town/City of Dartmouth fonds
Sub-series consists of mintues of Dartmouth's Committee of the Whole. The Chairman at Council meetings could move that the Council go into Committee of the Whole to discuss Committee and Commission reports. Each item in reports were then open for discussion and when all items were dealt with, the Chairman could move the adoption of the report with amendments, if there were any. Committee of the Whole meetings were recorded as separate meetings. They are not indexed and are arranged chronologically. 101-1B
Sub-series · 1893-1894, 1927, 1932, 1966-1972, 1978, 1983, 1985-June 1988, 1989-1996
Part of Town/City of Dartmouth fonds
Sub-series consists of reports, petitions, correspondence plans and other documents that made up the "agenda package" submitted to Council prior to its meetings. Agendae and copies of City Council and Committee-of-the-Whole minutes are often included in the meeting file. Also includes correspondence from the ClerkTreasurere related to Council business. Submissions from 1893 and 1894 do not contain minutes or agendas, but consist of an incomplete set of reports and memoranda submitted to council for those years. Most submissions prior to 1966 were bound with the Minutes (see sub-series 101-1A). Between 1972 and 1985, some submissions were filed with the minutes. In 1990, the City Solicitor recommended to the City Clerk-Treasurer that agendas (including submissions to Council) older than 5 years could be destroyed. This may explain why agenda packages containing council submissions are missing for some years. 101-1C
Sub-series · 1962-1996
Part of Town/City of Dartmouth fonds
Sub-series consists of the by-law register or files, including true copies of by-laws and published notices. Council acted in the exercise of its powers and duties by resolution or by by-law. When Dartmouth became a city in 1961, the Town By-laws continued to apply until they were altered, amended or repealed. By-laws had to be read in Council three times before they could be voted through by a majority. Except when otherwise indicated by the City Charter, by-laws came into effect 15 days after they were published. 101-1D
Sub-series · 1981-1984, 1988-1996
Part of Town/City of Dartmouth fonds
Sub-series consists of resolutions approved by Dartmouth's Council. From 1981 to 1990, the City Clerk kept all resolutions approved by Council separately. Pre-1981 and post-1990, resolutions were included within and attached to the Council Minutes (see sub-series 102-1A). 101-1E
Sub-series · 1892, 1921-1961
Part of Town/City of Dartmouth fonds
Sub-series consists of first volume of the original, signed by-laws passed by the Town of Dartmouth, sections 1-11 (Book II with sections 12-17 is missing). The Town Council could amend or create new by-laws by resolution and these resolutions were kept with the Council Minutes (see sub-series 102-1A). When Dartmouth became a city in 1961, the Town By-laws continued to apply until they were altered, amended or repealed. By-laws had to be read in Council three times before they could be voted through by a majority. 101-1F
Sub-series · 1981-1985, 1987-1990, 1992, 1994
Part of Town/City of Dartmouth fonds
Sub-series consists of temporary borrowing resolutions (TBRs) by City Council and approved by the Mayor and the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Temporary Borrowing Resolutions authorized Council to borrow money on a temporary basis to fund capital projects. Sub-series also contains some correspondence related to the resolutions, and files relating to the management of Dartmouth's long-term debt. 101-1H
Sub-series · 1886-1953
Part of Town/City of Dartmouth fonds
Sub-series consists of bound and single year volumes of Town of Dartmouth annual reports. While content of these reports changes over the years as the Town government became more involved in regulating and providing municipal services, annual reports typically include: Government of the Town of Dartmouth (names of representatives and senior employees); Mayors of the Town of Dartmouth; Mayor's Report; Report of the Finance Committee; Report of the Committee on Streets and Public Property; Report of Fire Committee; Report of the Committee on Poor and Lunatics; Report of Police Committee; Report of Licenses Committee; Report of Dartmouth Municipal Court; Report of School Commissioners; Report of Housing Committee; Report of Water Committee; Tax Collector's Report; Auditor's Report; Report of the Ferry Commission; Report of the Dartmouth Park Commission; Report of Health Officer; and the Report of the Public Reading Room [library]. Many of the volumes contain photographs of individuals, places and events mentioned in the reports. 101-1M