Governance Working Group

Report

1st Meeting of the Governance Working Group
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Governance Working Group Virtual Meeting - during the COVID-19 Emergency
City Hall is temporarily closed to the public for in-person attendance at meetings.
PRESENT:
  • Councillors J. Morgan (Chair),
  • S. Hillier,
  • A. Kayabaga,
  • S. Lewis,
  • P. Squire,
  • and M. van Holst
ALSO PRESENT:
  • C. Saunders and M. Schulthess.

    Remote Attendance:  Councillors A. Hopkins and E. Peloza; L. Livingstone, M. Balogun, J. Bunn, H. Lysinski and B. Westlake-Power.

    The meeting is called to order at 12:02 PM, with Councillor J. Morgan in the Chair with all Members participating; it being noted that the following Members attended the meeting remotely:  M. van Holst, A. Kayabaga and S. Hillier.


That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

None.

  • Moved by:S. Lewis
    Seconded by:P. Squire

    That, the following actions be taken with respect to the Advisory Committee Review:

    a)     the report dated January 11, 2021 entitled "Advisory Committee Review - Interim Report IV", BE RECEIVED; 

    b)     the  Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to proceed with drafting revised Terms of References for Advisory Committees based on the proposed changes set out in staff report dated November 10, 2020 entitled "Advisory Committee Review - Interim Report III", incorporating additional direction from the Municipal Council and the Governance Working Group; and,

    c)      the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to circulate the draft revised Terms of References noted in b) above, to the Advisory Committees for input and to report back to the Governance Working Group with the draft revised Terms of Reverence and comments received from the Advisory Committees. 



    Motion Passed
  • Moved by:P. Squire
    Seconded by:S. Lewis

    That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to prepare a draft revised Code of Conduct for Advisory Committees that would be similar in nature to the Code of Conduct for Council Members, including processes for both adjudication and enforcement of the revised Code of Conduct and report back to the Governance Working Group with the draft revised Code of Conduct..



    Motion Passed
  • Moved by:M. van Holst
    Seconded by:P. Squire

    That the meeting BE ADJOURNED.



    Motion Passed

    The meeting adjourned at 2:25 PM.