The Ombudsman investigated a closed meeting held by council for the City of Kitchener to discuss the implementation of a centralized model for operations related to certain arts and entertainment facilities. The Ombudsman found that parts of the closed session discussion fit within the exceptions for:
- Information supplied in confidence by a third party at section 239(2)(i) of the Municipal Act, 2001;
- Labour relations and employee negotiations at section 239(2)(d) of the Act; and
- Plans and instructions for negotiations at section 239(2)(k) of the Act.
As the discussion could not have realistically been parsed, the entire discussion fit within those exceptions.