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 closed meeting procedure investigations.
In 2006 they had begun working on a process to reflect knowledge of municipal operations that would provide impartial, independent, confidential and credible investigations at a reasonable cost with an educational emphasis.
AMO’s Local Authority Services works with Amberley Gavel to provide the service consistent with its mandate of finding efficiencies for municipalities through group procurement.
AG Academy
CAO Programme for Excellence in Municipal Leadership
In this hands on programme, you will develop a keen understanding of how and when to use these leadership tools to enhance your municipality.
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.
