Welcome to Amberley Gavel
Amberley Gavel was formed in the summer of 2007 by Fred Dean and Nigel Bellchamber to assist municipal governments in Ontario with changes to the Municipal Act 2001 regarding closed meeting procedure investigations.
Due to the large number of amendments introduced to the Act in 2006, Amberley Gavel began working then on a process that would provide impartial, independent, confidential and credible investigations at a reasonable cost, particularly in light of the geographic size of Ontario.
The assistance of AMO’s Local Authority Services in working with Amberley Gavel to provide the service has been very helpful and is consistent with its mandate of finding efficiencies for municipalities through group procurement.
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Contact Us
599-B Yonge Street, Suite 327
Toronto, ON M4Y 1Z4
Toll Free: 1-866-535-8079
Phone: 1-519-434-8079
Email: info@agavel.com
Our Review Officers
We have Review Officers located across Ontario with literally hundreds of years of municipal experience among them. In addition they have specific training related to this new municipal process.
For more details visit the Review Officer page.
Sign up with Amberley Gavel through LAS
To have Amberley Gavel respond to requests for closed meeting investigations for your municipality and its local boards, just click on the following link for all the information you will need, including an extensive list of FAQs about the process and the benefits of contracting with LAS.
What does the legislation say?
What does the Municipal Act 2001 actually say about closed meeting investigations? For the answer to that question, follow this link to the Legislation page, including other excerpts that affect the process.
